The Good Liar. 2019 Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Jim Carter, Russell Tovey, Mark Lewis Jones, and Laurie Davidson. Synopsis: Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to […]
James Dean 2020 | The Flickering Myth Podcast #125
Listen to the latest episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast… Allen, Tori, and EJ discuss the movies they’ve seen recently, including Terminator: Dark Fate, The King, and Honey Boy, the current box office defeat of Doctor Sleep at the hands of Midway, Joker becoming the most profitable comic book film of all time, and of […]
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood gets a new trailer
With a little over a week to go until the US release of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Sony Pictures has revealed a new international trailer for the upcoming biopic which stars Tom Hanks as the beloved children’s TV personality Fred Rogers; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of A Beautiful Day in […]
Movie Review – The Shed (2019)
The Shed. 2019. Directed by Frank Sabatella. Starring Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen, Frank Whaley, Timothy Bottoms, Chris Petrovski, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan. SYNOPSIS: Stan lives with his abusive grandfather and tries to protect his best friend from high school bullies. When he discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside his tool […]
Movie Review – The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi, 2019. Directed by Swati Bhise. Starring Devika Bhise, Rupert Everett, Nathaniel Parker, Ben Lamb, Jodhi May, and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: A tale of women’s empowerment, The Warrior Queen of Jhansi tells the true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker takes more risks than The Force Awakens says J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, says that the film takes more risks than The Force Awakens. While Episode VII was well received by fans, one criticism was that the film didn’t offer much that was new and followed the plot of A New Hope quite closely. J.J. Abrams is […]
Chris Evans isn’t ruling out returning as Captain America
Chris Evans says he will “never say never” when it comes to returning as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With Avengers: Endgame, a number of big characters and actors seemed to call it a day, including Chris Evans and his character Captain America. But while Evans is ‘retired’ from the roll as of […]
Eternals is a risk worth taking says Marvel’s Kevin Feige
Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, says that Eternals is a risk worth taking in this next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Certain characters like Spider-Man and Iron Man are slamdunks these days for Marvel but with Chloe Zhao’s Eternals, there is far less name recognition involved, much like when Guardians of the […]
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 – Charlie’s Angels (2019)
Charlie’s Angels, 2019. Written and Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Jonathan Tucker, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nat Faxon, and Chris Pang. SYNOPSIS: When a systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie’s Angels from across the globe are […]