With it celebrating a landmark anniversary this month, George Nash takes a look at how The Green Mile’s tale of reflection and guilt still packs a punch, two decades on… The year 1999 marked the end of the world. At least, that’s what people would have you believe as the clocks ticked ominously down towards […]
Are we watching Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker through routine rather than passion?
Tom Jolliffe on whether audiences are sleepwalking into the latest and possibly final Star Wars instalment… Christmas is almost upon us. The Christmas ‘event’ movie is something that has historically drawn crowds with some years proving more enticing than others. The three year run of Lord Of The Rings proved exciting and something of a […]
The Star Wars Holiday Special continues to be a baffling, fascinating cultural relic
To compliment the release of the “final” entry into the Skywalker Saga, Shaun Munro revisits the most infamous piece of Star Wars media in existence, 1978’s legendarily woeful Star Wars Holiday Special… While Star Wars fans routinely squabble over whether The Phantom Menace or The Last Jedi is the movie which sent the franchise irreversibly hurtling off […]
Eight Overused Tropes in Mainstream Christmas Movies
Rae Gellel with eight overused tropes in mainstream Christmas movies… A woman falls in love with a mysterious man who is later revealed to be a prince. The future of a family enterprise is dependent on the success of a community Christmas pagent. A woman returns to her quaint home town from the big city, […]
Why Die Hard is, in fact, a Christmas movie
Ricky Church on why Die Hard is, in fact, a Christmas movie… The Christmas season is well upon us and there is no shortage of movies to get you in that jolly old mood. From classics such as How The Grinch Stole Christmas or A Christmas Carol to modern films like Jingle All The Way […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Christmas Movies
The Flickering Myth writing team share their top ten Christmas movies… Christmas is upon us! For many people, feeling festive is all about Christmas films. They can easily transport you back to your childhood, to happier times, to memories with your loved ones. If you’re struggling to choose a film to help induce your festive […]
Why do we repeatedly watch trashy films during the festive season?
George Chrysostomou on Christmas viewing habits… It feels like finally, the Christmas period has rolled around and the collection of assorted chocolate, wine and badly wrapped presents have begun to collect ready for December 25th. And with this season comes the one thing that most people have in common regardless of your religion, traditions or […]
Star Wars: An Obligation
Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s Star Wars… Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is finally here and critics have gone ‘knives out’ on the last installment of the most recent Star Wars trilogy (oh sweet irony). The film has officially flopped in China and even the most ardent supporters of the Disney Star Wars saga seem […]
The Princess and the Frog 10 Years On: Does Disney miss hand drawn animation?
Martin Izzard on Disney’s Princess of the Frog and the shift from hand drawn animation… The closing out of 2019 not only marks the end of a decade but ten years since the release of The Princess and the Frog, an animated movie that was supposed to reignite the studio’s use of hand drawn animation. […]
Christmas films are a bit rubbish – but that’s okay
Tom Beasley examines the naff world of Christmas cinema, and how little that all matters at the most wonderful time of the year… This is a difficult statement for me to make, but I’m just going to come out with it right up top. A lot of Christmas movies are rubbish. It hurts me to […]
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