Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

How Warner Bros. could save The Flash from disaster

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Anghus Houvouras on Warner Bros.’ options for salvaging The Flash…David Zaslav’s regime at Warner Bros. Discovery started with a number of decisions that have left industry analysts and fans baffled. To be fair, he was handed a dumpster fire with the DCEU that has struggled to find creative cohesion and an overarching strategy for a […]

The Death of Cinematic Discourse

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Anghus Houvouras on the death of cinematic discourse…Cinematic discourse has been contentious as far back as I can remember. There were always people extremely passionate about film, who would state their opinions with vigour and steadfastly defend them given the opportunity.Woody Allen famously portrayed the kind of overly zealous cinematic debates that took place between […]

Does Prey prove that more franchises should embrace the streaming premiere?

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In the wake of Prey, Anghus Houvouras wants to see more franchises embracing streaming premieres…The latest entry to the Predator franchise, Prey, was released on streaming platforms this weekend and the response has been exuberant. This is the kind of critical and audience reception that every filmmaker and studio strives for. The only points of […]

Logan Paul and the Liberation of Admitting “I Didn’t Get It”

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Anghus Houvouras on the liberation of admitting “I didn’t get it…”There’s an episode of Community where affable idiot Troy Barnes, after being dosed with truth serum, goes into a series of confessions that include “I use comparisons to Hitler to win arguments on the internet at the drop of a hat” and “I’m more turned […]

Why Scream no longer needs Sidney Prescott

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Anghus Houvouras on why Scream no longer needs Sidney Prescott…Let me first say this; Neve Campbell is an absolute treasure. The following thoughts have nothing to do with Ms. Campbell and all of the amazing contributions she made to the Scream series, of which I consider myself a huge fan. The original Scream is a […]

Is Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman a ‘vanity project’?

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Anghus Houvouras on Netflix vanity projects and The Irishman…Modern journalism is about rapid-fire reactions. That is the highest priority. Quickly getting a ‘hot take’ out for the world to see before anyone else does in the hopes of getting likes, upvotes and views. Getting things right is a distant second.Which is why I found amusement […]

Is Binge Watching Bad for Show Business?

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Anghus Houvouras on why binge watching is bad for show business…The entertainment industry crossed some major thresholds in 2020. Streaming services, already soaring in popularity and the primary way people consume creative content, got a massive upgrade thanks to Covid-19 shuttering the cinematic experience. 2021 is looking likely to be the biggest year ever for […]

Ranking the DC Extended Universe from Worst to Best

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Anghus Houvouras ranks the DC Extended Universe from worst to best…Wonder Woman 1984 has finally been released giving fans of the character and the DC Cinematic Universe a reason to celebrate.Celebration isn’t something fans of the world’s most iconic heroes have been able to do since Warner Bros. decided to take a note from Marvel […]

The Best Original Shows on (Almost) Every Streaming Service

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Anghus Houvouras on the best original shows on (almost) every streaming service…There are so many streaming services out there and so many shows. It’s impossible to keep up with all of them. The vast majority of content is an ocean of mediocrity leaving we, the viewers, adrift desperately seeking a lifeline to guides us to […]

The Mandalorian: Fan Service, Familiarity and Franchise Fatigue

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Anghus Houvouras on season 2 of The Mandalorian (spoilers follow)…Just when I think I’m out… Jon Favreau pulled me back in.That’s how I felt about the first season of The Mandalorian, Disney’s first modern-day foray into a live-action Star Wars TV show. For those of you paying attention, I had declared that I had lost […]