Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Tom Jolliffe

Essential Noir Films for Noirvember

by

Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential noir films in celebration of Noirvember… We’re into November, also known in some select cinephile circles as Noirvember. In celebration of the film noir genre as well as Neo-noir which evolved some of the classic staples in more contemporary styles, here is a selection of essential noir films. It’s […]

Are the Old School Action Veterans Headed Into Forced Retirement?

by

With diminishing returns and a lack of interest from big-screen audiences, are old-school action heroes heading to the retirement home…? In the 1980s and 1990s, you couldn’t move for action heroes. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger led a musclebound movement that led to younger, more grounded heroes like Will Smith, Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise […]

The Essential Cannon Films Scores

by

Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the best musical scores from Cannon Films’ oeuvre… A good film score can elevate the picture and manipulate the viewer. It can illicit excitement, fear, intrigue, melancholy and more. It’s not uncommon for a film score to become just as legendary an aspect of a particular film as anything […]

Essential Forgotten 90s Thrillers You Have To See

by

Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of essential forgotten 90s thrillers…  The 90s was a veritable treasure trove of thrillers. A decade prior, which saw a more growing fascination in the rising blockbuster, as well as other genre cinema, saw your classic pot boiler thriller pushed slightly to the wayside. Not so much a throwback […]

Ten Underrated Movies From 2013 That Deserve More Love

by

Shock horror! 2013 was a decade ago now and we’re going to dive back and look at some underrated films that deserve more love… 2013 still feels like last week to me. Actually, 1993 still feels a bit like that. Time flies pretty fast but let’s consider what the year 2013 offered cinematically. It was […]

Revisiting Enemy of the State at 25

by

As it turns 25, we take a look back at the underrated Tony Scott espionage thriller Enemy of the State… It’s the year 1998 and everybody loves Will Smith. The guy can do no wrong, from coming fresh off the back of an iconic and much-loved TV show to an almost instantaneous leap into blockbuster […]

Lifeforce: A Film Only Cannon Could Have Made

by

Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a defining moment in Cannon Films canon… What’s the craziest mo-fo of a film you’ve ever seen? There have been plenty of odd films. The beauty of cinema is in its variety. I’ve written about a slightly more critically acclaimed film Cannon made called Runaway Train. I suggested […]

Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Overblown, Excessive and Indulgent But Brilliant

by

Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Francis Ford Coppola’s adaption of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, released on this day in 1992… The early 90s. One of the greats of cinema, Francis Ford Coppola had seen his star fall from its apex in the 70s, after some indulgent experimentation in the 80s. Still considered one of […]

Essential Forgotten Films That Are Well Worth Seeking Out

by

Tom Jolliffe offers up essential films that were overlooked at the time, or have been forgotten in the years since release… Sometimes for whatever reason a film doesn’t strike a wide audience. It may just get released in the wrong era, or take a while to regain a cult following. Some films in retrospect end […]

Essential Cult 80s Movies You May Have Missed

by

Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult 80s films you may have missed… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s (it’s now probably too huge, mainstream and widely spread across mediums to be considered cult). Sometimes […]