Knives Out, 2019. Written and directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, LaKeith Stanfield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome and Katherine Langford. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family after his 85th birthday […]
Movie Review – The Irishman (2019)
The Irishman, 2019. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Graham, Anna Paquin, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jim Norton and Jack Huston. SYNOPSIS: A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa. The Irishman is a rare gem – […]
Movie Review – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Christine Lahti, Wendy Makkena, Tammy Blanchard, Noah Harpster and Maryann Plunkett. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood […]
Movie Review – Le Mans ’66 (2019)
Le Mans ’66 (a.k.a. Ford v Ferrari), 2019. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Josh Lucas, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Jon Bernthal, Noah Jupe, JJ Feild, Ray McKinnon and Remo Girone. SYNOPSIS: American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal […]
Movie Review – By the Grace of God (2019)
By the Grace of God, 2019. Directed by François Ozon. Starring Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, and Swann Arlaud. SYNOPSIS: Alexandre lives with his wife and children in Lyon. One day he discovers by chance that the priest who abused him when he was a Boy Scout is still working with young people, and long repressed […]
Movie Review — The Lodge (2019)
The Lodge, 2019. Directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Starring Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Danny Keough. SYNOPSIS: At a remote holiday home, a stepmother to-be gets snowed in with her fiancé’s two children. A relationship that begins as more than a little frosty, eventually starts to thaw. But, […]
Movie Review — On a Magical Night (2019)
On a Magical Night, 2019. Directed by Christophe Honoré. Starring Chiara Mastroianni, Benjamin Biolay, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin. SYNOPSIS: After ending her latest casual fling with an attractive young student, a University lecturer reveals her long history of affairs to her husband of twenty years. Leaving him devastated, she checks into a hotel room across […]
Movie Review – Fanny Lye Deliver’d (2019)
Fanny Lye Deliver’d, 2019. Directed by Thomas Clay. Starring Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds, Zak Adams, Peter McDonald, Perry Fitzpatrick and Kenneth Collard. SYNOPSIS: Set on an isolated farm in Shropshire in 1657, this is the story of Fanny Lye, a woman who learns to transcend her oppressive marriage and discover a […]
Are Superhero Films Art? | The Flickering Myth Podcast #122
Listen to the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast… Allen, Tori, and EJ discuss the trailers for Disney’s Jungle Cruise, starring Dwayne Johnson, and Universal’s Dolittle, starring Robert Downey Jr,. Tori discusses more from the London Film Festival, including Le Mans ’66 (Ford v Ferrari), Knives Out, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019. Written and directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Nyqvist, and Bruno Ganz. SYNOPSIS: Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II. After spending years out in the experimental doldrums to the extent of […]