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David Lynch: American Cinema’s Great Enigma

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Simon Thompson explores the career of the late, great David Lynch… To start this article off as simply as possible, David Lynch, one of American cinema’s greatest idiosyncratic directors is gone. While I knew that his health had sadly taken a turn for the worse since 2020, it still feels almost impossible to come to […]

Underrated Modern Horror Gems That Deserve More Love

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EJ Moreno revisits overlooked modern horror films…  With the sheer volume of horror movies releasing each year, including smaller indies and the straight-to-streaming movies that seemingly drop daily, it’s easy to see how even the best horror films can get lost in the shuffle. Given how some hidden gems have remained hidden for far too […]

Iconic 80s Movie Stars Who Disappeared

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These big stars made the 80s better but disappeared from the limelight the following decade…. Grab your neons, shoulder pads, ripped sweater and your aviators. It’s time to venture back to the 1980s on a nostalgic journey to a simpler time. A time you could buy a house for the price of a cup of […]

Forgotten Horror Movie Gems From 25 Years Ago

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EJ Moreno looks at a selection of forgotten horror films from 2000… It’s a new year, and besides my joints aching, I’m reminded of my age when I look at which films have anniversaries. This year, the movies released in 2000 have their 25th anniversary, and it’s pretty stunning to think about, especially when you […]

10 Essential Action Movies from 2005

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Grab a weapon and a ride, and get on down to 2005 for these 10 essential action movies… The noughties were an odd time in cinema. There seemed to be a dearth in standout blockbusters and a number of lacklustre sequels. Maybe not so different from today, but we also had an array of stylistic […]

Lifeforce: A Movie Only Cannon Could Have Made

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Ahead of its impending 4K release from Arrow, Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a defining moment in Cannon Films canon… What’s the craziest mo-fo of a film you’ve ever seen? There have been plenty of odd films. The beauty of cinema is in its variety. I’ve written about a slightly more critically acclaimed […]

Ranking Reese Witherspoon’s Romantic Comedies

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Casey Chong ranks the romantic comedies of Reese Witherspoon… Much like Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan, Reese Witherspoon is synonymous with the rom-com genre, even though the actress has explored different genres such as biographical dramas (Walk the Line, Wild) and thrillers (Freeway, Fear). And yet, it was the rom-com genre that skyrocketed Witherspoon’s career, […]

Essential Demonic Horror Movies To Send Shivers Down Your Spine

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Grab your Holy Bible and rosary beads as we look at ten essential demonic horror movies that will send shivers down your spine… As Flickering Myth takes a leap into independent film with The Baby in the Basket, our own little slice of demonic horror (releasing on DVD and Digital this February!), maybe now is […]

The Best Scenes from Superman & Lois

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Ricky Church looks at the best scenes from Superman & Lois… We are months away from the next iteration of Superman on film with James Gunn’s Superman starring David Corenswet, marking the first time in several years the Man of Steel will be back on the big screen much less in a solo film. However, though fans […]

10 Forgotten Movie Gems Worth Seeking Out

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Tom Jolliffe offers up essential films that were overlooked at the time, or have been forgotten in the years since release… Sometimes for whatever reason a film doesn’t strike a wide audience. It may just get released in the wrong era, or take a while to regain a cult following. Some films in retrospect end […]