Casey Chong with ten essential workplace movies… Going back as far as the black-and-white film era, workplace movies remain popular even today, even as technology and culture have evolved over the years. But the universal themes of dealing with difficult and obnoxious bosses, office politics, and the banality of working dead-end jobs with zero career […]
2025 in Film: What Did We Learn?
It’s time to take a look back at 2025 in film and ponder what we’ve learned… 2025 is drawing to a close, and we can get a sense of how things have gone and what we’ve learned from cinema this year. It’s fair to say there have been surprises and some trends continuing, with others […]
The TV Shows That Dared To Be Complex Before Complexity Was Allowed
Adam Page on the pioneering TV shows that dared to be complex before complexity was allowed… I want to talk about something that I think a lot of people have either forgotten about the nineties or, if you’re of a younger age, just aren’t aware of. I’m not talking about the glossy, Friends-sofa, Central Perk […]
Gymkata: The Terrible Spy/Karate/Horror Film You Need to See
Jack Gayer on Gymkata, and why you need to see it… “Unintentionally hilarious” is not a label one strives for. But there’s certainly some magic when it happens. “Did I really see that?” you often wonder. Gymkata (1985) is full of such moments. Laughs are to be had, entirely at the film’s expense. Little about […]
Angels, Demons and Devils with Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves is clearly an Angel, so it’s natural that he’s found himself battling demons and the devil throughout his cinematic career. We take a look at those battles of good vs evil and life vs death… It’s almost impossible not to love Keanu Reeves. He’s one of Hollywood’s good guys and an effortlessly likeable […]
Raiders of the Lost Ark at 45: The Story Behind the Quintessential Action-Adventure Classic
As the film celebrates its 45th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind Raiders of the Lost Ark… Raiders of the Lost Ark is the perfect “popcorn” flick, featuring a rugged adventurer in the form of Harrison Ford, non-stop action mayhem, exotic locations and an engrossing narrative. The movie is the quintessential action-adventure, which […]
Masters of the Universe Isn’t the Bomb You Think It Is
Masters of the Universe has opened as analysts expected, with underwhelming box office. But the doom-mongers might be missing something… Despite a strong marketing campaign and positive early buzz, Masters of the Universe has performed as pessimistically suggested by box office analysts, if not slightly less than those low estimates. The film was greeted with […]
10 Essential Thrillers from 2016
Flickering Myth’s Tom Jolliffe ventures back a decade to look at ten essential thrillers from 2016… Have you ever come across a film you saw recently on the big screen? Freshly released, brand spanking new, and it feels like it was only yesterday. Then you take a look at the year in parentheses and realise […]
8 Essential Nordic Noir Movies
We head across the Nordic region to bring you a selection of essential and grim noir movies…. Wintry surroundings with cold, stark, and grey landscapes. Nordic cinema does certain things as well as, if not better than, anyone else. The halcyon days of Ingmar Bergman saw intense character studies that scraped back the psyche of […]
10 Essential Movies from 1966
It’s a trip back to the swinging 60s for these essential films from 1966… 1966 has a lot of relevance for English football lovers, with that year marking England’s first (and thus far only) World Cup trophy. Remember back to the halcyon days of Euro 96 and England’s big anthem going into it, Three Lions […]
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