The Sound of Metal, 2019. Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric, Domenico Toledo, Chelsea Lee, Shaheem Sanchez and Chris Perfetti. SYNOPSIS: Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is forced to face some home truths, as a life altering event sees everything he values slip away. As sound is replaced […]
Movie Review – The Banishing (2021)
The Banishing, 2021. Directed by Christopher Smith. Starring Jessica Brown Findlay, Sean Harris, John Lynch, John Heffernan, and Anya McKenna-Bruce. SYNOPSIS: The Banishing tells the story of the most haunted house in England. Set in the 1930s, before the onset of the Second World War, Marianne (Jessica Brown Findlay) moves to an old manor house with […]
Eighth Grade’s Elsie Fisher to star in My Best Friend’s Exorcism
Originally announced a couple of years ago, the adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s cult horror novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism has been summoned to the headlines again with the news that Eighth Grade‘s Elsie Fisher is set to star. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Fisher will head up an ensemble that includes Amiah Miller (War […]
Box Office: Mortal Kombat fights its way towards $11 million overseas as Godzilla vs. Kong tops $358 million
Isn’t it nice to be reading about box-office statistics again? And not the depressing kind which have accompanied the decimation of the moviegoing business over the last year or so. We’re getting to report healthy numbers on a Monday morning, and long may it continue as the multiplexes of the world begin to sanitise their […]
Movie Review – Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, 2021. Directed by Josh Greenbaum. Starring Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Vanessa Bayer, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Reyn Doi. SYNOPSIS: Two middle-aged friends travel to an idyllic Florida resort, where they become embroiled in an elaborate criminal plot. There’s a long-running theory in film […]
John Logan to make directorial debut with Blumhouse horror Whistler Camp
Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan is set to make his directorial debut with Whistler Camp, a new horror film from Blumhouse Productions. While specific details are being under wraps, the film is described as “a queer empowerment story set at a gay conversion camp.” Casting is underway, with Blumhouse’s Jason Blum producing alongside Michael Aguilar (Penny […]
Nomadland continues its march to the Oscars with British Academy Film Awards success
It was another fruitful night for Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland at the British Academy Film Awards, with BAFTA honouring the awards favourite with Best Film, Best Director (Zhao), Leading Actress (Frances McDormand) and Best Cinematography. Other winners from this year’s awards include Promising Young Woman (Outstanding British Film, Original Screenplay), The Father (Leading Actor – Anthony […]
The Fast and the Furious at 20 | Flickering Myth Movie Chat
It’s been 20 years since Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner sped onto the big screen in 2001’s The Fate and the Furious, and to mark the anniversary EJ Moreno and Allen Christian sat down to discuss the film in the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat. Check it out below, and be […]
Dwayne Johnson announces start of production on DC’s Black Adam movie
It’s been close to seven years since Dwayne Johnson was first cast in the role of the DC Comics villain / antihero Black Adam, and after numerous delays, The Rock has taken to Instagram to announce that cameras are finally rolling on the comic book movie. View this post on Instagram A post […]
Hasbro unveils “movie accurate” Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins action figures
Hasbro has revealed its new line of toys for the upcoming spinoff movie Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins which includes “movie accurate” Classified Series figures for Snake Eyes (Henry Golding), Storm Shadow (Andrew Koji), Baroness (Ursula Corbero), and Scarlett (Samara Weaving) and Akiko (Haruka Abe) along with an assortment of kids action figures and vehicles; […]
