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The Most Disappointing – Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Anghus Houvouras on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (major spoilers follow)…It’s all been done. That song by Canada’s eighth best band Barenaked Ladies was bouncing around my head as I watched the latest installment of the Star Wars saga. A galaxy, far, far away isn’t nearly as exciting as it used to be. Not since […]

Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2017

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Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2017…With 2017 drawing to a close in just a few hours, the writers here at Flickering Myth have been voting on our favourite films of the past twelve months, in order to present our top ten movies of the year.As with previous years, our writers […]

Golden Globes 2018: Winners and Losers from the World of Film

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Tom Beasley takes a look at the winners and losers from the Golden Globes, and what that means for the Oscars…Hollywood’s biggest and brightest starts packed into the Beverly Hilton Hotel last night for the 75th Golden Globes. The spectre of movie industry harassment loomed large over proceedings, whether it was in the stars wearing […]

Justice League star unhappy with theatrical cut, new Ready Player One trailer, Carrie Fisher’s script re-writes on The Last Jedi and more – Weekend News Roundup

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MORE UNHAPPINESS IN THE LEAGUEWe’ve heard a lot from the cast and crew of Justice League since the film’s release, with a lot of people unhappy with the final theatrical cut that was released with Joss Whedon’s edits. Cinematographer Fabian Wagner has asked for Warner Bros. to release the Zack Snyder cut of the film, and […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Avengers: Infinity War, Justice League, The Batman, Aquaman, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Runaways, Marvel Rising, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Justice League, Flashpoint, The Batman, Aquaman, Shazam, […]

Exclusive Interview – An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power directors Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk on the energy revolution, documentary making and more

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Alex Moreland talks to the directors of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk… So, it’s been a decade since the first movie came out. Why was now the right time for a sequel?Jon: Well, Al Gore and Participant Media, who made the first film, had been talking about a follow-up in […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Mark Gill on his Morrissey biopic England is Mine, his creative influences, and more

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Alex Moreland speaks to Mark Gill, director of Morrissey biopic England is Mine…So, first of all – can you tell us a little bit about the development of England is Mine? What was your starting point?Well, my starting point was growing up in the same area of Manchester as Morrissey – literally a couple of […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Ron Shelton on Just Getting Started, directing for the first time in 14 years, and more

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Rafael Motamayor talks to Ron Shelton, director of Bull Durham and Tin Cup about his latest movie Just Getting Started and knowing a man on the FBI’s most wanted list…This is the first movie you’ve directed in 14 years. Was it by choice? Were you waiting for the right movie?I had about 3 or 4 […]

Oscars 2018: Biggest snubs and surprises from the Academy Award nominations

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Tom Beasley takes a look at the twists and turns provided by today’s Oscar nominations, including the biggest snubs and most shocking surprises…The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were dished out today and it’s fair to say that this was perhaps a more interesting crop of nominees than many expected. The big winners, however, […]

The 15 Best Horror Movies of 2017

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Tom Beasley examines the best horror movies of 2017, from sharp social satire to an evil clown…The reaction to 2017’s horror movie slate has, bizarrely, been one of surprise. It’s as if a year of impressive scary movies is somehow a rarity, when in fact the genre has consistently delivered strong movies in recent years.What […]