Shaun Munro reviews 2021’s Oscar-nominated documentary short films… The final instalment of our three-part series delving into this year’s short-form Oscar nominees tackles the Best Documentary Short field. Of the three short film categories, this collective is by far the most pervasively upsetting and difficult-to-watch, but their journalistic, humanistic value absolutely speaks for itself. Several […]
Good Movie, Bad Sequels: Franchises That Turned Bad | Flickering Myth Movie Chat
EJ and Allen discuss good movies that launched bad franchises… Sometimes a great movie could launch a great franchise. Sadly, the series mentioned in the below video all had promising starts but fizzled out into something less than stellar. On the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, hosts Allen Christian and EJ Moreno dive into some […]
Ultimate Evil Movie Villains from the 1980s
Marvelous Videos presents 80s movie villains who were deliciously evil… Man, what was it about the 80s that made their action genre so damn good? This was an era that somehow knew where to draw the line between B-movie thrills and A-list production value. The writers, directors, and producers were all aware of the core […]
Russian World War II thriller The Final Stand gets a trailer, poster and images
Signature Entertainment has released a UK trailer, poster and images for The Final Stand, a Russian World War II thriller from director Vadim Shmelyov which tells the true story of the Podolsk cadets and their heroic stand during the Battle of Moscow in 1941. Check them out here… This historical action epic follows a group […]
F. Gary Gray to direct Vin Diesel in action comedy Muscle
STXfilms has announced that director F. Gary Gray will reunite with The Fate of the Furious star Vin Diesel for the action-comedy Muscle. “There are few directors who can match Gary’s skill with character, comedy, and big action, which is why he is one of the most accomplished and in-demand directors working today,” said Adam […]
Oscars 2021: Best Animated Short Film Nominees Reviewed
Shaun Munro reviews 2021’s Oscar-nominated animated short films… With the 93rd Academy Awards imminently due to take place, what better time to shine a light on the typically underserved short film categories? This year’s slate of nominees for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar range from traditional and quaint to boundary-pushing, transgressive, and inevitably heartbreaking. […]
Ten Great Film Scores That Should Have Been Oscar Nominated (But Weren’t)
Hasitha Fernando with ten great film scores that should have been Oscar nominated but weren’t… The awards season has officially drawn to a close, culminating with Sunday’s Academy Awards. And like every year, there are snubs and surprises galore interspersed with a handful of sure-fire predictable wins. The category of Best Original Score isn’t one […]
Six Great Performances That Should Have Been Oscar Nominated (But Weren’t)
Graeme Robertson with six great performances that should have been Oscar nominated but weren’t… It’s often seen as an actors dream to receive the much-coveted golden statue we know as the Oscar, with many great performances seeing their performers taking home the trophy and many more at least receiving the equally great honour of an […]
Puppets come to life in trailer for horror Separation
Open Road Films has shared a poster and trailer for the upcoming horror Separation which stars Violet McGraw as 8-year-old Jenny, a young girl grieving the death of her mother who finds solace in puppets based on the works of her father – until the frightening characters come to life that is, and threaten the […]
Oscars 2021: Best Live-Action Short Film Nominees Reviewed
Shaun Munro reviews 2021’s Oscar-nominated live-action short films… We’re right on the eve of the 93rd Academy Awards, and in an attempt to foreground the typically under-discussed short film categories, this review series tackles each of the three fields – Animated, Live-Action, and Documentary. True to form, this year’s batch of live-action nominees offer hard-hitting […]
