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Oscars: Four Great Films That Should Have Been Nominated For Best Picture (But Weren’t)

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Graeme Robertson with four great films that should have been nominated for Best Picture… The Oscars draw ever near and, even with the pandemic doing its best to screw things up, this year has been gifted with a very strong line-up. However, we’re not talking about those films, instead, as we did last year, we’re […]

Six More Great Performances That Should Have Been Oscar Nominated (But Weren’t)

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Graeme Robertson on six great performances which deserved to be Oscar-nominated… The Oscars are almost upon us in what will surely be, given the state of the world, a very unusual ceremony. The acting nominations for this year are a strong line-up of Oscar veterans, first-time nominees and, of course, the late great Chadwick Boseman […]

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

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Andrew Newton on the video games that were proving popular back in April of 1981… April 1981 saw one of the latest snow storms in the UK (not to mention resulting floods) and Bucks Fizz winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up.  Maybe it was because of these two events that there […]

Universal Pictures vs Warner Bros: Blockbuster Battle | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

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In this episode of FM Movie Chat, EJ Moreno and Allen Christian pit the offerings of Hollywood majors Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. against one another to see which of the two has the biggest franchises and blockbusters. Jaws or Blade Runner? The Fast & Furious series or the DC Extended Universe? Jurassic Park or […]

The 13 Insane Ghosts From Thir13en Ghosts Explained

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Marvelous Videos on the 13 ghosts of Thirteen Ghosts…. Back in 2001, a horror remake called Thirteen Ghosts or THIR13EN Ghosts was released to little fanfare and box office returns. But in the 20 years since it has generated a bit of a cult following thanks to its sharp production values and genuinely interesting premise- a […]

Unsung Action Heroines Who Deserve the Spotlight

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Marvelous Videos presents underappreciated action heroines… It’s a fact that men dominated the action genre of the 80s and 90s. Sure, occasionally you had some women stand out like Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor and Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, but studios were more prone to highlight their male counterparts in the marketing department. And […]

Dark and Gritty Movies That Judge Dredd Lovers Will Cherish

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Marvelous Videos presents gritty movies for Judge Dredd fans… One of the major appeals of the Judge Dredd universe is its hellish landscape. Mega-City One is a monstrous metropolis full of crime, moral decay, and everything you can possible hate about humanity. In some ways, it makes sense that brutal law enforcement methods are employed by the […]

The True Story Behind The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

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Jo Craig on the true story behind The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It… Adrenaline is currently racing for The Conjuring franchise, following the reveal of the official title and plot synopsis for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, which confirmed initial whispers of the new film depicting the first demonic possession […]

Good Movie, Bad Sequels: Franchises That Turned Bad | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

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EJ and Allen discuss good movies that launched bad franchises… Sometimes a great movie could launch a great franchise. Sadly, the series mentioned in the below video all had promising starts but fizzled out into something less than stellar. On the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, hosts Allen Christian and EJ Moreno dive into some […]

Ultimate Evil Movie Villains from the 1980s

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Marvelous Videos presents 80s movie villains who were deliciously evil… Man, what was it about the 80s that made their action genre so damn good? This was an era that somehow knew where to draw the line between B-movie thrills and A-list production value. The writers, directors, and producers were all aware of the core […]