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Mel Gibson Directing Suicide Squad 2? So Crazy It Might Just Work

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Anghus Houvouras on the possibility of Mel Gibson directing Suicide Squad 2… Recently I wrote a column about the inherent struggles that come with separating the art from the artist. Most of the time this isn’t a problem as even the most educated film fans probably don’t know the intimate personal details of the writers, […]

Is Finn from Star Wars a hero or a mentally imbalanced, disgruntled former employee?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Star Wars’ Finn is a hero, or a mentally imbalanced, disgruntled former employee… If Star Wars: The Last Jedi has taught us anything, it’s that there are those who take the happenings of a galaxy far, far away a little too seriously. I didn’t like The Last Jedi. It was messy, […]

Why Kevin Smith’s latest Jay & Silent Bob movie is a bad idea

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Anghus Houvouras fears Kevin Smith’s latest Jay & Silent Bob movie is a bad idea… Kevin Smith feels like the cinematic equivalent of the law of diminishing returns. A once talented writer and filmmaker who has descended into a creative black hole that he continues to try to claw his way out of. First off, […]

Critical Thinking: What You Like vs. What Is ‘Good’

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I’ve been writing about film for a long time. To quote Nicki Minaj; I’ve been hot since flip phones. In another couple of years I’ll be at the point where I can describe the span of time I’ve spent reviewing and writing about movies as ‘decades’. When you’ve been doing anything that long, you notice […]

Breaking Down Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars: Episode VIII title reveal and what it could mean for the movie… It’s funny how little it takes to get people excited these days. The anticipation for the eighth episode of the Star Wars is high. So much so that it was named Flickering Myth’s most anticipated film of 2017. […]

Are the Academy Awards really biased against blockbusters?

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Angus Houvouras on whether the Academy Awards are really biased against blockbusters… You’ve gotta love James Cameron. If ever a director has earned our collective respect, it’s the guy that brought us Terminator, Aliens, T2, The Abyss, and True Lies. Then again he also brought us Dark Angel, Avatar, Titanic, and a ringing endorsement of […]

Are we still interested in Unbreakable 2?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether there’s still interest in an Unbreakable sequel… In the year 2000 there might not have been a bigger M. Night Shyamalan fan than yours truly. The Sixth Sense was a sucker punch of a movie; I didn’t see the quality or the cultural zeitgeist coming. I remember buying a ticket with […]

Were Amy Adams, Clint Eastwood and Finding Dory snubbed by the Oscars?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Amy Adams, Clint Eastwood and Finding Dory were snubbed by the Oscars with today’s Academy Award nominations… No. They totally weren’t. None of them belonged on that list. There’s the short version. Here’s the long one. Every year the Oscar nominations stir up controversy. There are times where the incredulity is […]

Why I prefer my Batman with a working libido

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Anghus Houvouras on Batman and his libido… Batman is the most awesome comic book hero. I really don’t think that requires any discussion. I’m sure there are those out there that could make a strong argument in favor of Superman or Spider-Man, but for the majority of the geek community Batman is the ultimate embodiment […]

How many movies have you watched more than once?

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Anghus Houvouras on multiple viewings… How many movies have you watched more than once? I’m sure there are a lot of you out there that have those ‘go to’ movies. Classics that you can pop in from time to time because no matter how many times you’ve seen them they are able to infinitely entertain […]