Flickering Myth’s Casey Chong presents a curated selection of conspiracy thrillers ready for you to untangle… Cinema has been drawn to the intrigue of the conspiracy thriller for decades, given its fascinating exploration of misplaced trust, power and paranoia. Conspiracy thrillers are commonly explored to expose something that is off in the political or corporate […]
Eight Great Prison Movies You Might Have Missed
Flickering Myth’s Casey Chong presents eight great prison movies for your watch list… Notable prison movies such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Papillon and Escape from Alcatraz rule the genre, offering a mix of character-driven stories with emotional and dramatic urgency behind the locked cells. But there’s a healthy selection of great prison […]
10 Essential 90s Noir Movies to Enjoy This Noirvember
November is a good time for noir cinema, and the 90s were full of great and underseen gems; Flickering Myth’s Tom Jolliffe presents a selection of ten you need to see… Dark tales with morally obtuse protagonists, criminal plots, dripping in shadowy aesthetics and neglected corners of the towns or cities they’re set. Film noir […]
7 Chilling Killer Kid Movies You Need To See
Casey Chong with a selection of killer kid movies you might have missed… Children are generally pure and innocent, but they can be scary too. This is especially true with plenty of movies depicting these kids as horror antagonists. We’ve seen them in notable titles like The Bad Seed, The Omen and of course, the […]
Halloween vs Christmas: Which Season Reigns Supreme in Cinema?
Halloween season is over, and it’ll soon be Christmas and onto some festive favourites, but which is the better season for film fans? We’ve just seen out Halloween and for many, a month of bingeing on horror cinema, old, new, good and (enjoyably) bad. No sooner does the dust settle and the pumpkins are left […]
10 Essential Frankenstein-Inspired Movies You Need To See
Tighten those neck bolts, it’s time for ten essential Frankenstein-inspired movies… Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a literary classic and one of my all-time favourite books, from an era of fiction I love. The tale of the titular doctor creating a reanimated monster has inspired plenty of literature since but it has also provided ample inspiration […]
9 Characters (And Their Roles) We Need In Marvel Rivals
EJ Moreno with nine of the most wanted Marvel Rivals fighters… Marvel Rivals is shaping up to be one of the most exciting entries into the world of hero-based multiplayer gaming. With its fast-paced action, vibrant visuals, and deep bench of iconic characters, the game already looks like a love letter to Marvel’s vast universe. […]
The Essential Indiana Jones Rip Off Movies of the 1980s
Something seems familiar as we take a look at a selection of essential Indiana Jones imitators from the 1980s… In cinema, if something works once, studios will naturally assume it could work again. Die Hard, aside from spawning four sequels, also inspired innumerable rip-offs. The same goes for Mad Max, Conan the Barbarian, Jaws, The […]
Bookended Brilliance: Directors with Great First and Last Films
Plenty of directors have started with a great film or ended with one. But which directors had a stunning debut and an immense final film? We take a look at four contenders… Every director starts somewhere, and most undoubtedly strive to stand out in their field. Many an iconic director has begun in earnest and […]
10 Cult Classic Horror Films With Perfect Fall Vibes
Vanessa Maki presents a selection of horror movies perfect for Halloween season viewing… Halloween season has officially begun where pumpkins are everywhere, the leaves are crisp, and people are putting up their decorations. Despite most horror fans are consuming horror throughout the entire year, not just during October, it’s always a blast to throw on […]
