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Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in December 1981

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in the day… It’s time to cast your minds back as we take a look at what was new on the computer games scene in December 1981.  This month saw the release of a computer that came to be known by nearly all schoolchildren for […]

Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Christmas Movies

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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 […]

Eight Overused Tropes in Mainstream Christmas Movies

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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, […]

10 Magical Christmas Movie Soundtracks

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Sean Wilson gets ready for the festive season by firing up a playlist of essential seasonal tunes… What’s a Christmas movie without a sprinkling of musical magic? Many of our favourite festive hits are defined by their soundtracks, so, in the spirit of the season, I’ve rounded up 10 classic scores that never fail to […]

The Best Holiday Horror Movies

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Rafael Motamayor on the six holiday horror movies you need to watch at Christmas… It’s almost Christmas, and many are mid-way through their Holiday marathons. Lights are up, tacky Christmas sweaters can be seen in the streets, but some of us prefer Christmas light illuminating scenes of bloody horror. After all, don’t Christmas sweaters and […]

The Perfect Finale: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country on its 30th Anniversary

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Ricky Church on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country… To say Star Trek changed the pop culture landscape when it premiered in 1966 is an understatement to say the least. When the television series got revitalized as feature films and led to a spin-off/soft reboot with Star Trek: The Next Generation and an entirely new cast, it begged […]

The Lord of the Rings at 20: How the franchise reinvented the fantasy epic

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Chris Connor looks back at The Lord of the Rings as The Fellowship of the Ring celebrates its 20th anniversary… Epics have traditionally been big business for Hollywood, with biblical and historical epics like Spartacus, Lawrence of Arabia and Ben Hur enjoying huge popularity throughout the 1950s and 1960s. However, the fantasy epic had been […]

A Brief History of Christmas Horror | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

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EJ Moreno and Allen Christian sit down to take a brief journey through the history of Christmas horror movies, from cult classics such as Black Christmas, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Gremlins and Jack Frost (the 1997 killer snowman one, rather than the 1998 Michael Keaton snowman one) to more recent offerings such as 2015’s Krampus. […]