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Has the Mainstream Audience Outgrown Comic Book Movies?

March 1, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

Has the mainstream audience outgrown comic book movies? We ponder whether comic book movies have enough audience to warrant such big budgets now… Remember a time when short of being one of the big two of Batman or Superman, comic book adaptations were seen as a sure-fire money pit? We saw failed Punisher, Phantom, Shadow […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, avengers: endgame, Blade, DC, DC Extended Universe, dc studios, DC Universe, Deadpool / Wolverine, Disney, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, Madame Web, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Spiderman, The Beekeeper, the marvels

10 Actors Quentin Tarantino Needs In His Final Film

March 1, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

With Tom Cruise rumoured to be in line to make his Quentin Tarantino debut in the filmmaker’s final film The Movie Critic, who else should pop their Tarantino cherry? Here’s Tom Jolliffe with ten suggestions… When it comes to master filmmakers the one thing you can rely on is the eclectic range of talent filling […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Denzel Washington, Eric Roberts, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Meryl Streep, Mia Goth, Nicolas Cage, Noomi Rapace, Quentin Tarantino, Sylvester Stallone, The Movie Critic, Tom Cruise, Tony Leung, Willem Dafoe

Carl Weathers in Action

February 3, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

An icon for generations of film fans, Carl Weathers might have left this mortal coil but his legacy as an action star won’t be forgotten… Film and TV fans worldwide were saddened by the news of Carl Weathers’ death on February 1st, 2024. To many, their first experience of Weathers’ larger-than-life presence and charisma was […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Action Jackson, Assault on Death Mountain, Assault On Devils Island, Carl Weathers, Death Hunt, Hurricane Smith

The Cult Film of 2023: Saltburn

January 14, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s time to look back at the dazzling, stylish and shocking cult film Saltburn (spoilers follow)… 2023 was a pretty interesting year in cinema. It may just be that we saw a turning point in audience tastes, with comic book films and franchise sequels mostly underperforming, whilst the grand success of Barbenheimer showed two things. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwee, Barbie, Barry Keoghan, emerald fennell, Jacob Elordi, Oppenheimer, Rosamund Pike, saltburn, The Banshees of Inisherin

Ten Action Sequels The World Needs To See

January 14, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

Originality be damned in Hollywood, it’s time to look at some action sequels the world needs… Recently it was announced that Sly Stallone would be donning his climbing gear and hitting the mountains for a Cliffhanger sequel. That sent the Flickering Myth office into a frenzy of ideas… actually, it was just me in a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Big Trouble in Little China, China O'Brien, Conan the Barbarian, Cynthia Rothrock, Dark Angel, Dolph Lundgren, Dredd, Drive, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Karl Urban, Keanu Reeves, King Conan, Kurt Russell, Lionheart, Mark Dacascos, Matthias Hues, nemesis, Olivier Gruner, Sandra Bullock, Speed, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Strange Days: A Must Watch New Year’s Movie

January 1, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe revisits the cult classic Strange Days, a great New Year-set film that was way ahead of its time… A number of films throughout the 90’s dealt with the idea of virtual reality. For better and worse, this became a popular sci-fi trend through the decade. The Lawnmower Man really kick-started the trend, which […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Angela Bassett, James Cameron, Juliette Lewis, Kathryn Bigelow, Michael Wincott, ralph fiennes, Strange Days, Tom Sizemore

The Essential Man vs. AI Movies

December 29, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

AI technology is developing to astonishing levels and if you’ve seen any of these sci-fi films, you know it’s all going to go wrong…  Technology is great. Whoever invented the waffle iron is a genius. Video games keep us amused, even though I think that games peaked at 16-bit. When it comes to everyday functions, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 2001: A Space Odyssey, AI: Artificial Intelligence, Blade Runner, Metropolis, nemesis, Screamers, Superman III, Terminator, The Matrix, Upgrade

The Ultimate Christmas Movie Douchebags

December 25, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tis the season to be jolly but it’s also the season to be a douchebag, if some of these iconic Christmas movie douches are anything to go by… We’ve all known a steaming douchebag in our time. It could be someone with an ego that melds perfectly with a shit-eating grin, or someone who takes […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 8-Bit Christmas, A Christmas Story, Chandler Dean, David Gillen, Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Don Ameche, Gary Bamman, Hart Brochner, home alone, It's a Wonderful Life, Jingle All the Way, John Glover, Lionel Barrymore, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Phil Hartman, Ralph Bellamy, Scrooged, Trading Places, William Atherton, Zack Ward

Iconic Characters Who Deserve Their Own Christmas Movie

December 25, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe places some iconic characters into the festive chaos of the Christmas movie… It’s Christmas. You might already be fed up with the never-ending barrage of Christmas songs, the neighbours who have had their lights going since they threw out their pumpkins, and the barrage of Christmas movies. Are there too many? Maybe. So […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Die Hard, Labyrinth, Mad Max, Seinfeld, taken, Withnail and I

The 10 Best Movie Santas

December 24, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Santa Claus is coming to town, but who are the best movie Santas? Here’s our picks… It’s the season to be jolly. Soon we’ll all be leaving mince pies and cookies out for Santa Claus. It’s a festive time of good will and time for watching movies. We’ve all got our Christmas traditions and favourites, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A Christmas Story, Bad Santa, Billy Bob Thornton, David Gillen, David Harbour, David Huddleston, Douglas Seale, Ed Asner, Elf, Ernest Saves Christmas, jk simmons, Klaus, Kurt Russell, miracle on 34th street, Richard Attenborough, Santa Claus: The Movie, The Christmas Chronicles, the santa clause, Tim Allen, Violent Night

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