With Gremlins returning to UK cinemas this week, George Nash takes a look at how its satire remains timely, over three decades on… Thirty-five years on from its initial release, few films have come to epitomise the notion of not judging a book by its cover quite like Joe Dante’s iconic ’80s cult creature comedy, Gremlins. […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the No Time To Die trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first trailer for James Bond’s next outing, No Time To Die…Between director changes, delays, accidents, on-set rewrites and rumours of crew discontent, Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007 certainly hasn’t had the smoothest of rides (you might even say its production has been […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Black Widow trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the trailer for Marvel’s Black Widow…Yesterday, Marvel Studios gave us our first peek at Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – albeit a movie set slap bang in the middle of Phase Three – with the release of a trailer for Black Widow, the long-awaited […]
Looking Back at James Cameron’s Aborted Spider-Man Movie
Henry Bevan looks back at what could have been with James Cameron’s Spider-Man…James Cameron’s Spider-Man. It’s a big What If..?, up there with Kubrick’s Napoleon and Jodorowsky’s Dune. It seems like the perfect match, pairing one of Hollywood’s best action directors with one of its most action-suited characters. Just imagine what Cameron would have done with […]
The Mandalorian’s record-setting piracy stats doesn’t “serve Disney right”
Martin Izzard on the record-setting piracy of The Mandalorian…It might sound silly – like I’m the nark standing in the corner telling the 17 year olds not to drink beer – but do people really need reminding that piracy is illegal?Wired recently reported that The Mandalorian, the anchor show on the new Disney+ platform is […]
The Top Five Underrated Martin Scorsese Films
Jackson Ball with five underrated Martin Scorsese films… In terms of auteur directors, there are few who are as revered and as admired as Martin Scorsese. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker has carved out a career spanning over 50 years, filled with some the most influential American movies in history. From his intense psychological character studies, […]
4 Great Murder Mystery Films (That Aren’t Knives Out)
Graeme Robertson on four great murder mystery films (that aren’t Knives Out)…Rian Johnson, having survived the wrath of angry Star Wars fans, returns to our screens with a very different film from The Last Jedi. Moving away from a galaxy far far away and into the world of the old school murder mystery with his […]
Is it wrong to root for The Joker?
Anghus Houvouras on The Joker…It’s almost impossible to escape the zeitgeist currently surrounding Todd Phillips’ highly-praised, highly-controversial take on The Joker. After near unanimous praise from the Venice Film Festival, the movie has become a target for the polarizing extremes of social media. Questions have been raised about the social responsibility of the time and […]
The Representation of the Five Stages of Grief in Avengers: Endgame
Pim Razenberg on the role of the five stages of grief in Avengers: Endgame, following the tragic events of Avengers: Infinity War…Warning: If you have not seen Avengers: Endgame and want to avoid spoilers, do not read the following article.One of the fantastic ways in which Avengers: Endgame deals with the fallout of Avengers: Infinity […]
It’s time to #ReleaseTheTrankCut of Fantastic Four
Anghus Houvouras with a call to #ReleaseTheTrankCut…In 2017 Justice League was released into theaters. ‘Released’ like a synthetic virus engineered to numb your senses and lull you into a state of catatonia. Ever since Joss Whedon took a dull hatchet to Zack Snyder’s original gonzo vision for Justice League, fans have been clamoring to see […]
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