Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Steven Soderbergh’s pandemic thriller Contagion…Over the years Hollywood has churned out a host of pandemic thrillers that range from downright outlandish to the eerily prophetic. Contagion cheerfully belongs to the latter camp, where the devastating impact of an unfolding global pandemic was portrayed in chillingly accurate fashion. As […]
Could Alan Ritchson Be the Next King of Action Cinema?
From Jack Reacher to a prolific action movie star, Alan Ritchson has been on a steady rise, but can he come to rule action cinema? Flickering Myth’s Tom Jolliffe weighs in…Alan Ritchson has been around the block as a star of TV and movies. His breakout role in the show Blue Mountain State came around […]
10 Ridiculous (And Ridiculously Fun) 1990s Horror Movies You Need to Watch
If you love your horror with a side of weird, these horror flicks from the 1990s are exactly what you’ve been missing…The 1990s were a time when the horror genre evolved. Filmmakers took more risks, new technology allowed for greater innovation, and horror moved further away from traditional frights to explore the psychology of fear […]
From Heartthrob to Chameleon: The 10 Best Robert Pattinson Performances
Joseph Jenkinson ranks Robert Pattinson’s ten best performances…It is easy to forget just how different Robert Pattinson’s career looks now from the one that began with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and exploded with The Twilight Saga. Once Hollywood’s archetypal pretty-boy leading man, Pattinson spent years being defined by his looks and the […]
7 Forgotten 1980s Satanic Panic Movies You Need To See
Casey Chong with seven Satanic Panic movies of the 1980s that you may have missed…The 1980s may have been a horror boom for the slasher genre populated by the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, and Halloween, but it also marked the decade bthat saw the cinematic exploitation of the Satanic […]
Why Jane Schoenbrun is perfect for the A Nightmare On Elm Street remake
Jane Schoenbrun wants the gig, and Paramount needs a director for their Nightmare on Elm Street remake. Here’s why and how it needs to happen…Jane Schoenbrun’s cinema has managed to harvest a cult following and critical acclaim, even if their big breakout sophomore feature I Saw the TV Glow, proved divisive among the general public. […]
8 Great Recent Films You Really Need To See
Tom Jolliffe shines a light on eight recent movies that are well worth adding to your watch list…You took the kids to shout “Chicken Jockey” and trash screen one at your local multiplex. Maybe you took them to see Lilo & Stitch. A week after release and with great word of mouth, you went to […]
From Terror to Farce: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 at 40
Forty years on from its release, Adam Page revisits The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2…I’m going to start this by talking about disappointment. Real disappointment, the sort that lingers around like a broken transmission or a broken promise. It’s 1986. You’ve paid your money and settled down in the dark with nothing but your expectations, because […]
10 Essential 1980s Indie Sci-Fi Movies You Might Have Missed
Casey Chong presents a selection of essential indie sci-fi movies of the 1980s…The 1980s era marked the rise of sci-fi cinema dominated by genre-defining blockbusters from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to Back to the Future, Aliens, and Predator. Not to mention iconic IPs including Star Wars and Star Trek, which continued to rule the big screen. […]
10 A-List Actors You Forgot Were in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Matthew Shepherd with ten A-list stars you probably forgot were in the MCU…The MCU has employed what feels like half of Hollywood over the past two decades. Most of the time the casting makes sense — a known face in a known role, building toward something larger. But occasionally a genuinely surprising name shows up […]
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