Blood Father, 2016. Directed by Jean-Francois Richet Starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks and William H Macy. SYNOPSIS: An ex-con reunites with her estranged 17-year-old daughter after many years, but their reunion is short-lived as he must protect her from murderous drug barons. Densely packed into its 90-minute runtime, Blood Father packs […]
Guy Ritchie’s films ranked from worst to best
Matthew Lee ranks Guy Ritchie’s films from worst to best… To coincide with the release Guy Ritchie’s latest comedy spy caper The Man from U.N.C.L.E., we’re looking back on his prior films to see how they stand today. Let’s see if time has been either kind, or harsh, towards his back catalogue. Sometimes retrospect can add further appreciation to […]
Blu-Ray Review – The Last Command (1928)
The Last Command, 1928. Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Starring Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell and Jack Raymond. SYNOPSIS: A former imperial Russian general, and a cousin to the fallen Tsar, ekes out a living as a Hollywood extra, and lands a role in a movie that, unbeknownst to him, is being directed by a […]
Movie Review – The Final Girls (2015)
The Final Girls, 2015. Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson Starring Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Ludwig, Thomas Middleditch, Nina Dobrev, Adam DeVine, Chloe Bridges, Tory N. Thompson, and Angela Trimbur. SYNOPSIS: A high school student is grieving the loss of her mother. She soon finds herself and her friends transported into the cult slasher […]
Movie Review – Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by László Nemes. Starring Géza Röhrig, Lvente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Jerzy Walczak, Sándor Zsótér, Marcin Czarnik, Uwe Lauer and Christian Harting. SYNOPSIS: Auschwitz, 1944: a Jewish Hungarian, who burns the corpses of his own people, recognises a young boy from the crematorium and seeks a Rabbi for a proper […]
Second Opinion – Blair Witch (2016)
Blair Witch, 2016. Directed by Adam Wingard. Starring James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson and Valorie Curry. SYNOPSIS: Set 22 years after the events of The Blair Witch Project, college student James Donahue believes he has found video proof that his sister Heather is still alive. James, along with his documentary […]
Movie Review – Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Star Trek Beyond, 2016. Directed by Justin Lin. Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, and Sofia Boutella. SYNOPSIS: The USS Enterprise crew respond to a deceitful distress call and are divided on a barren planet. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew must reunite to […]
Michael Moore films ranked from worst to best
Matthew Lee ranks Michael Moore’s films from worst to best… Where to Invade Next? opens up in UK theatres today [read our review here]. Here at Flickering Myth I thought it’d be worthwhile to look back on the controversial filmmakers work to see if Michael Moore’s sentiment still holds up. Did some of his warnings come […]
Movie Review – Brahman Naman (2016)
Brahman Naman, 2016. Directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee. Starring Shashank Arora, Tanmay Dhanania, Vaishwath Shankar, Subholina Sen, Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy, Anula Shirish Navlekar and Denzil Smith. SYNOPSIS: A college quiz team travel across India to become the national champions, and to lose their virginities. It’s 1980s India: a band of intelligent yet arrogant male students […]
Is 2015 a Pivotal Year for Music Films?
Matthew Lee on whether 2015 is a pivotal year for music films… Confession time: I have not seen Love & Mercy. However, from the critics here at Flickering Myth, it would appear that music fans will definitely appreciate this biopic of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson. I shall instead focus on the other music films […]
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