Tom Jolliffe on the timeless work of the late, great Ennio Morricone… Alongside the visual imagery in a film, the accompanying music has an ability to work in perfect unison to boost the emotional impact of a sequence. Sometimes a score can enhance a scene, or the music overall can take a picture up a […]
10 Essential Creature Features
Tom Jolliffe offers up 10 essential creature features… Who doesn’t love a good old creature feature? They still seem to be immensely popular, with recent reboots for the Jurassic Park and Godzilla franchises. That popularity in fact has been booming in the Asian markets in particular (whilst some of the recent big monster films have […]
What is the Most Quotable Movie of All Time?
Tom Jolliffe on what might be the most quotable film ever made… Films come and go. Some disappear into a distant haze of half forgotten memory. Others, for a variety of reasons, stand the test of time. Maybe you remember the visuals of Blade Runner, the powerhouse performances in The Godfather, the impeccable writing of […]
Ten Underrated Action Movies
Tom Jolliffe with ten underrated action films… Kicking, punching, gunfights, explosions and one liners. The action genre encompasses many of the most excessive and visceral elements cinema can deliver. As such, perhaps it is a little undervalued as a genre from those with a more critical eye. Indeed it can be common to see thin […]
Films That Leave You Speechless
Tom Jolliffe on films that leave you speechless… Spoilers ahead. Cinema can enthral, entertain, amuse, and terrify. You finish a film and you ordinarily have an idea of your feelings on it, or said film will help you wind down with a denouement before the credits roll. Sometimes though, a film finishes and you’re left […]
10 Essential Forgotten Films
Tom Jolliffe offers up 10 essential films that were overlooked at the time, or have been forgotten in the years since release… Sometimes for whatever reason a film doesn’t strike a wide audience. It may just get released in the wrong era, or take a while to regain a cult following. Some films in retrospect […]
10 Gloriously Extreme Cartoons from the 1990s
Red Stewart presents 10 extremely awesome cartoons from the 1990s courtesy of Marvelous Videos…. The 1990s were a time to be alive! Nirvana had introduced us to grunge, Jurassic Park and Pulp Fiction were released back-to-back, and cartoons were undergoing an era of unrestrained creativity. That’s not to say that every piece of animation was a diamond- for every Ren and Stimpy and […]
The DCEU’s Multiverse Madness | Flickering Myth TV
EJ and Allen break down their thoughts on the DCEU’s budding multiverse in the latest Flickering Myth TV video… The recent news that Michael Keaton is in talks to return as his Batman 1989 and Batman Returns-era Bruce Wayne in Warner Bros.’ The Flash sent shockwaves through the fandom. This one announcement opened up the […]
10 Underrated Movie Sequels That Deserve A Second Chance
Red Stewart presents 10 underappreciated sequels to acclaimed pictures… Sequelitis is one of the biggest plagues of the film industry. On the one hand we get it: by being successful, a movie has shown its producers that it’s a successful IP with a brand name among new audiences. On the other, sometimes a story doesn’t […]
Let Fate Curate: A Pot Luck Double Bill
Tom Jolliffe randomly selected two films to double bill. Were the movie Gods cruel or kind? I enjoy a cinematic adventure. Occasionally I want to slip out of the comfort of a pre-ordained choice, or considered selection. I’ve made blindfold selections at second hand DVD stores (UK readers will know of these shrines as CEX) […]