Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

The Female Action Hero

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Tom Jolliffe on female action heroes… With the impending UK release of Atomic Blonde, it now seems a good time to consider the female action hero. You may think this ‘phenomena’ only stretches back to around the time Sigourney Weaver donned a mecha-suit, but it goes back further. There has certainly been a significant rise […]

The Early Adventures of the Animated Batman

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Gary Collinson looks at the early adventures of the animated Batman… Following the cancellation of ABC’s live-action Batman television series in 1968, rival network CBS sought to capitalise on the character’s popularity with younger viewers by adding the Caped Crusader to their Saturday morning cartoon schedule. CBS had first dipped their toes into the world […]

20 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1997

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Tom Jolliffe celebrates the cinematic delights of 1997… 1997. It doesn’t feel that distant but we’re now talking 20 years. This was the year I left school. That officially makes me old as fuck I believe. Lady Di passed, Tony Blair became PM, Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule, Mike Tyson had a Holyfield Ear […]

The Top 10 Stephen King Movies

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Tom Jolliffe with his top ten Stephen King movies… With the impending release of the new It film, now seems a good time to run through a top 10 list of Stephen King movies. These are all feature films. I’ve not included TV miniseries. As a writer it’s fair to say that King has been […]

The Essential Harrison Ford Films

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In the build up to the release of Blade Runner 2049 [read our review here], Tom Jolliffe looks at the essential films of the key cast, starting with Harrison Ford… A long, varied and fine career has seen Ford become iconic in two franchises in particular (and indeed the upcoming reprise of Rick Deckard could […]

The Essential Ryan Gosling Films

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Continuing in the build up to Blade Runner 2049 [read our review here], Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the essential Ryan Gosling… In the past decade, Ryan Gosling has seen something of a transformation. He’s developed into an actor who can be relied upon to deliver a note worthy performance. He’s gone from being […]

The Essential Jared Leto Films

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the essential Jared Leto films… Concluding our build up to Blade Runner 2049 with a series of essentials on the principal cast, we finish with Jared Leto. A musician/actor who seems to have been around for a while now, ageless and when perusing his CV you will find that he’s not […]

16 essential Halloween horror soundtracks

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Sean Wilson presents a selection of spooky film scores that make for the ideal 31st October playlist… The scariest night of the year, Halloween, is upon us once again and, in addition to all the cosplay and trick or treating, a playlist of horror hits is also essential to the big night. Horror allows film […]

Exclusive Interview – Burt Ward on new DC animated film Batman vs. Two-Face, working with Adam West and more

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Shaun Munro chats with the original Boy Wonder himself, Burt Ward, about his new DC animated film Batman vs. Two-Face… Hello Mr. Burt Ward, the Boy Wonder himself! Hello citizen! Thank you for taking the time out to speak to me today, and I wanted to start off by asking, what was it that initially […]