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Breaking Down Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Anghus Houvouras on the Star Wars: Episode VIII title reveal and what it could mean for the movie…It’s funny how little it takes to get people excited these days. The anticipation for the eighth episode of the Star Wars is high. So much so that it was named Flickering Myth’s most anticipated film of 2017. As […]

Flickering Myth’s most anticipated movies of 2017

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Flickering Myth get excited for the year ahead of us…After a fairly below-average year at the cinema last year, we here at Flickering Myth are feeling rather hopeful for 2017. There are some fantastic films lined up; including a load of comic book movies, the return of Christopher Nolan and King Kong, a new Alien […]

Are the Academy Awards really biased against blockbusters?

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Angus Houvouras on whether the Academy Awards are really biased against blockbusters…You’ve gotta love James Cameron. If ever a director has earned our collective respect, it’s the guy that brought us Terminator, Aliens, T2, The Abyss, and True Lies. Then again he also brought us Dark Angel, Avatar, Titanic, and a ringing endorsement of Terminator: […]

Are we still interested in Unbreakable 2?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether there’s still interest in an Unbreakable sequel…In the year 2000 there might not have been a bigger M. Night Shyamalan fan than yours truly. The Sixth Sense was a sucker punch of a movie; I didn’t see the quality or the cultural zeitgeist coming. I remember buying a ticket with zero […]

Quality Isn’t Subjective. A Film Is Good Or It Is Not

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Samuel Brace argues that quality isn’t subjective… Many things in life are up for debate. Many things can be interpreted and argued over. Everyone is different; everyone is a product of their own environment, dictated to by their personal tastes. Things like our favourite foods, favourite actors, favourite sports, books, music and yes, films, are […]

Should We Be Worried About The Flash Movie?

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Henry Bevan on Warner Bros.’ The Flash movie…Ever since he zoomed onto the screen on the Justice League cartoon, The Flash became one of my favourite superheroes. He planted himself firmly alongside Batman, Spider-Man and Daredevil. When Ezra Miller was cast as Barry Allen, I couldn’t have been happier. Here was an actor who could […]

The Death of Good Screenwriting in Hollywood

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Tom Jolliffe on the death of good screenwriting in Hollywood… Awards season is in full swing, so it seems somewhat ironic to come and bemoan the dearth of good screenwriting within the modern studio system, but I’m going to anyway. Putting aside the award nominated films, my focus is more on those films that are […]

A List of (Some of the) Dumb Oh-So-Dumb Moments in xXx: Return of Xander Cage

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Thomas Harris with a list of (some of the) dumb oh-so-dumb moments in xXx: Return of Xander Cage… Neymar Jr., global football superstar, is asked to join the “Triple X” program by Samuel L. Jackson. Neymar Jr. halts a robbery by kicking a tissue holder at the head of the thief. He thinks he’s joining […]

Were Amy Adams, Clint Eastwood and Finding Dory snubbed by the Oscars?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Amy Adams, Clint Eastwood and Finding Dory were snubbed by the Oscars with today’s Academy Award nominations…No. They totally weren’t. None of them belonged on that list.There’s the short version. Here’s the long one.Every year the Oscar nominations stir up controversy. There are times where the incredulity is totally justified, like […]

Why I prefer my Batman with a working libido

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Anghus Houvouras on Batman and his libido…Batman is the most awesome comic book hero. I really don’t think that requires any discussion. I’m sure there are those out there that could make a strong argument in favor of Superman or Spider-Man, but for the majority of the geek community Batman is the ultimate embodiment of […]