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Movie Review – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022. Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Rachel McAdams and Michael Stuhlbarg. SYNOPSIS: Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious […]

9th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival Preview: Premieres of Cha Cha Real Smooth and I Love My Dad, Cooper Raiff, Patton Oswalt and more set to attend

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Robert Kojder looks ahead to the Chicago Critics Film Festival… While Flickering Myth is predominately a UK-based website (although our American readership may have eclipsed that base now), I would be remiss not to draw attention to another year of the Chicago Critics Film Festival. For full disclosure, yes, I am a member of the […]

Bai Ling stars in exclusive clip from action thriller Lockdown

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Thanks to Lionsgate, we’ve got an exclusive new clip from the action thriller Lockdown which sees Bai Ling (The Crow, Dumplings) kicking some ass (or rather face). Watch the clip here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Lockdown here In this white-knuckle action-thriller, hell on Earth erupts as three sadistic criminals take over a precinct […]

Movie Review – Clean (2022)

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Clean, 2022. Directed by Paul Solet. Starring Adrien Brody, Glenn Fleshler, Richie Merritt, Chandler DuPont, Michelle Wilson, John Bianco, Dinora Walcott, Mykelti Williamson, and RZA. SYNOPSIS: Tormented by his past, a garbage man named Clean attempts a quiet life of redemption. But, soon finds himself forced to reconcile with the violence of his past. Okay, […]

Stephen King adaptation Firestarter unleashes two clips

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We’re just a few days out from the release of Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s new Stephen King adaptation Firestarter, although given the lack of promotion, even the biggest fan of King’s would be forgiven if this one had slipped under the radar. However, it seems someone at Universal has realised they have a movie to […]

It’s not what it looks like in trailer for Emergency

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Amazon Prime Video has released a trailer for Emergency, the acclaimed dark comedy from director Carey Williams which follows three friends Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins), Sean (RJ Cyler), and Carlos (Sebastian Chacon) as they are faced with the dilemma of whether to call the police when they find themselves in an unexpected situation; watch the […]

Movie Review – The Lost City (2022)

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The Lost City, 2022. Directed by Aaron Nee and Adam Nee Starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Brad Pitt, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Patti Harrison, Oscar Nunez, Raymond Lee, Thomas Forbes-Johnson, and Héctor Aníbal. SYNOPSIS: A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that […]

Sibling rivalry festers in dramatic trailer for Marion Cotillard’s Brother and Sister

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With the 2022 Cannes Film Festival fast approaching, there’s plenty of reasons to get excited, one of which is the latest drama from French director Arnaud Desplechin (Ismael’s Ghosts, Deception), which stars Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone) and Melvil Poupaud (Summer of 85) as the titular Brother and Sister, who haven’t spoken to one another […]

Movie Review – The Beta Test (2021)

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The Beta Test, 2021. Directed by Jim Cummings. Starring Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe, Kevin Changaris, Olivia Grace Applegate, Jessie Barr, Malin Barr, Jacqueline Doke, Wilky Lau, Grant Rosenmeyer, Laura Coover, and Keith Powell. SYNOPSIS: A married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister […]