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The new Ghostbusters film will disappoint, and it’s all your fault

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that toying with classics only leads to disappointment… This week the much-anticipated first trailer for the much-anticipated Ghostbusters remake debuted, to a lukewarm reaction (from the Flickering Myth team here at least). Now, you can’t judge films on trailers, and this might come back to haunt me when the film […]

Was Pixels really that bad?

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Luke Owen looks at Adam Sandler’s latest box office bomb… “It’s the cinematic equivalent of receiving a supermarket brand deodorant gift set on Christmas morning: you don’t want it, you’ll never use it, and frankly, it stinks.” – Chris Blohm, Little White Lies “Some movies are so interminable that it seems they might never end, […]

Darth Vader: Epic Failure

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Anghus Houvouras on finishing what Darth Vader started… This Galaxy belongs to Star Wars. You’re either a fan or a small minority of contrarians who will try to avoid being trampled by the mob making their way to the cinema on December 17th. There’s so much to celebrate with Star Wars: The Force Awakens coming our […]

Five Films From The 1980s That Need An All-Female Remake

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This week Neil Calloway looks at more 80s films that would benefit from a gender reversal remake… With the official synopsis of the new Ghostbusters film announced this week, soon after Dan Aykroyd saying it might be better than the original (given that he has a cameo in the new film, he’s probably contractually obliged […]

The Week in Disappointment – Aquaman, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gods of Egypt

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Charles Roven gives brief update on Aquaman development, villain rumour emerges” This week’s big controversy: Will the villain in Aquaman be Black Manta or Ocean Master? The answer: Yes. It will be one of those two. I haven’t read a thing about the Aquaman movie […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – Injustice: Gods Among Us

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Injustice: Gods Among Us… Superman is without a doubt one of the most heroic figures in fiction; he’s uncompromising in his belief in the goodness individual people and the world has to offer. He’s a beacon to ordinary people and heroes throughout […]

10 Great Buddy Cop Movies Not Written or Directed By Shane Black

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To coincide with the release of The Nice Guys, Kieran Fisher recommends 10 other buddy cop movies worth checking out… This weekend marks the release of Shane Black’s new film The Nice Guys, starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as a law enforcement duo investigating a missing persons case.  It also sees Black return to […]

Ten Stock Female Characters Hollywood Needs to Stop Writing

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Kirsty Capes with ten stock female characters Hollywood needs to stop writing… From Mary Sues to Disposable Women, Hollywood seems to have a problem with writing interesting and original female characters. It’s not a problem, I would argue, that seems to happen with male characters, and I for one find it interesting, if not a […]