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The Five Best Moments from The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 6 – ‘Swear’

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Ben Robins with the five best moments from the sixth episode of The Walking Dead season 7… Just when you thought it was safe to head back into the zombie apocalypse, with some genuinely significant ground covered last week, the showrunners have flopped back into their usual world-building ways. This week’s Walking Dead offering took […]

Exclusive Interview: Actor and director Adi Spektor on A Miracle of Hanukkah

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In an exclusive interview, Flickering Myth sat down with actor/director Adi Spektor to talk about his latest award-winning film A Miracle of Hanukkah… You have been an actor for many years now, was it always your dream to be an actor? How did acting come about for you? I don’t know if I always knew. […]

Why Deadpool’s Success Should Surprise No One

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that Deadpool’s success should not come as a surprise… With Deadpool breaking box office records around the world (a bigger opening than The Force Awakens in Russia, oddly), and has been the surprising hit of the 2016 so far, making more than double its budget back in its opening weekend […]

Daredevil Season Two Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team react… After a few tasters and a very brief teaser on Sunday, we got our first trailer for the second season of Marvel/Netflix’s Daredevil, which will see the Man Without Fear going toe-to-toe with Frank Castle – aka The Punisher. Not only that, but Elektra has shown her face in Hell’s […]

Flickering Myth at BAFTA’s EE British Academy Film Awards 2016

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Flickering Myth’s Scott Davis braves the cold to bring you the red carpet action from the Royal Opera House as BAFTA hosts the 2016 British Academy Film Awards. Refresh for updates… SEE ALSO: Are the BAFTAs British Enough? And here’s our last update, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Matt Damon, Stanley […]

Why 2016 is a ‘make or break’ year for comic book movies

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Anghus Houvouras on 2016 being a “make or break” year for comic book movies… 2016 is a pivotal year for the comic book movie, and maybe not for the reasons you think. Not just because Warner Bros. finally arrives to the party with their shared cinematic universe. And not because we’re seeing more second class […]

Interview: Grímur Hákonarson talks Rams

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Matthew Lee chats with Rams writer-director Grímur Hákonarson… The winner of last years Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival, Rams continues its success with an abundance of critical praise from across the globe. It tells the story of brothers Gummi and Kiddi, who haven’t spoken to each other in 40 years, slowly reconcile to prevent the culling […]

Exclusive Interview with actor Jak Wyld

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In an exclusive interview, Senior Staff Writer Scott J. Davis sat down with up-and-coming Australian actor Jak Wyld, who has just taken his next big step in the acting world in the US… Scott J. Davis: You have quite a diverse background – with your early jobs and New Zealand Military training. How did you […]

Why Ennio Morricone’s Oscar was this year’s most significant win

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Sean Wilson assesses the veteran composer’s massively overdue Academy Awards success… So, the Oscars are all done for another year, the speeches have been tossed into the nearest recycling bin and the red carpet has been rolled away. Truth be told, does anybody really care? The Academy Awards, as win any awards ceremony, are utterly […]