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Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors Are Exactly Who You’d Expect

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at a list of actors who aren’t providing much bang for their buck… Even a person who only vaguely keeps up with film news could have had a decent guess at who would make the top ten most overpaid actors list, which was revealed by Forbes magazine a few days […]

Exclusive Interview: Moana directors Ron Clements and Jon Musker talk film’s origins, Dwayne Johnson and Disney remakes

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Disney have this weekend continued their unprecedented run of success with their latest animated film, Moana, storming to the top of the US charts with $81.1 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Now the film is bound for the UK this Friday and to celebrate the release, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis sat down […]

Exclusive interview with Justin Swain from Marvel’s Luke Cage

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Justin Swain can currently be seen as Bailey in Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix.  Luke Cage follows the story of Carl Lucas / Luke Cage, a former convict with superhuman strength and unbreakable skin who now fights crime.  Swain plays Bailey, Misty’s NYPD colleague. The first season premiered on Netflix on September 30th, 2016 and has […]

The Harry Potter Series is Much Better Than I Thought

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Samuel Brace revisits the Harry Potter movie series… I’ve never been a fan of the Harry Potter series. I watched the films growing up, like most people — especially those of my age — and they kind of just did nothing for me. I watched them but I didn’t really WATCH them. They were playing […]

Interview: Joe Carnahan talks adapting Uncharted for the big screen and his excitement for Bad Boys 3

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Luke Owen speaks with Bad Boys 3 director and Uncharted writer Joe Carnahan… Organising time with Joe Carnahan was harder than both of us had intended. Both parties were excited to talk, but time differences, bad mobile connections and Carnahan’s insane schedule caused some minor delays. Not only is Carnahan prepping to direct Bad Boys […]

Star Wars: Why Too Much of a Good Thing is Ruining the Franchise

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Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars franchise and news that Disney and Lucasfilm are mapping out its future through to 2035… Franchises, reboots, and sequels. It’s the cinematic world we’re living in. Studios like easy bets. Your average ticket buying movie-goer isn’t that discerning. Case closed. But there are still uncharted waters as we enter […]

Ranking 2017’s Superhero Movies From Worst to Best

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Liam Hoofe ranks this year’s superhero movies from worst to best… To describe a year as being ‘a marquee year’ for superhero movies feels redundant by this point. Every year fans are treated to at least five superhero movies and 2017 was no different. With DC, rather haphazardly, having entered the game in 2016, all […]

Do You Care About the Personal Opinions of Filmmakers and Film Stars?

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Samuel Brace on separating art from the artist… When viewing a movie, or TV show for that matter, what takes precedent inside your head? Is it how good the film is? How much you liked it? Or is it your opinion of the person that made the film? It’s easy to look at a movie […]

How Civil War Ruined Ant-Man, or Moments Matter More in Marvel Movies Than Motivation

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Anghus Houvouras on the Marvel Cinematic Universe putting moments ahead of character motivation… I recently watched Captain America: Civil War again on Netflix. As pure pulpy popcorn picturesque entertainment goes, it’s a harmless romp. Over the last 18 months I’ve kind of cooled on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a lot of fellow fans and […]

Can R-Rated Adaptations Save the Non-Marvel Studios Comic Movie?

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Anghus Houvouras on R-rated comic book movie adaptations… The R-Rated comic book movie might be the only creatively interesting area left for comic book movies. I’ve written extensively on my Marvel malaise. Here’s a few links if you want to get up to speed before diving too deep into this column. If that’s too much […]