While the vast majority of this year’s theatrical feature films quickly made the decision to push back their releases in the face of the global health crisis, one summer blockbuster has so far refused to budge, with Christopher Nolan’s time-bending sci-fi action thriller Tenet determined to stick to its July date. However, with the latest […]
Josh Trank received “heavy pushback” for wanting to cast a black actress as Sue Storm in Fantastic Four
For those who don’t remember, 2015’s Fantastic Four saw major controversy before its release when the announcement of Michael B. Jordan’s casting as Johnny Storm was revealed. At the time, there was some in the online trolling community who found this upsetting as the Human Torch is portrayed as a white character in the comics. […]
Train to Busan sequel Peninsula gets two new posters
Hot on the heels of the news that it has been included in Cannes’ Official Selection for 2020, two new posters have arrived online for director Yeon Sang-ho’s Peninsula, the follow-up to the acclaimed 2016 zombie thriller Train to Busan; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Peninsula Four years after South […]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker second unit director to helm Kill Them All
Filmmaker Victoria Mahoney, who recently served as second unit director on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, is set to helm an adaptation of the graphic novel Kill Them All for Paramount Pictures. The comic book adaptation, which is based upon Kyle Starks’ 2015 graphic novel published by Oni Press, and “tells of […]
Movie Review – Becky (2020)
Becky, 2020. Directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. Starring Lulu Wilson, Joel McHale, Kevin James, Amanda Brugel, Robert Maillet, and Ryan McDonald. SYNOPSIS: A teenager’s weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives. Filmmaker duo Jonathan Milott and […]
Assassin’s Game trailer pits hitmen against each other Battle Royale-style
Ahead of its release later this month, High Octane Pictures has revealed a poster and trailer for director Keith Collins II’s action thriller Assassin’s Game which follows a group of assassins as they are forced to fight each other to the death in a ‘Battle Royale’. A group of assassins known as the Shadows are […]
Movie Review – Hooking Up (2020)
Hooking Up, 2020. Directed by Nico Raineau. Starring Brittany Snow, Sam Richardson, Anna Akana and Jordana Brewster. SYNOPSIS: A sex columnist embarks on a road trip with a cancer patient in order to retrace her previous sexual conquests. Since the poster for romcom classic When Harry Met Sally first asked whether two friends can sleep […]
The 1970s – The Best Era In Cinema History?
Tom Jolliffe on the 1970s and why it is the best era in cinema history… There will always be a great deal of debate about the best era for cinema. For my two cents I’ll say with a great deal of assurance that the best period in cinema history was the 1970’s. There was most […]
Who Are The Worst Film Directors? | Flickering Myth TV
What makes someone one of the worst movie directors of all time? Join EJ and Allen as they open up this discussion about some of the directors labelled as bad, and how they feel about people like Zack Snyder, Uwe Boll, and even James Cameron in the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV! Check out […]
Extreme Cinema – Maniac (1980)
Maniac, 1980. Directed by William Lustig. Starring Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper, and Tom Savini. SYNOPSIS: An unhinged man on the streets of New York City kills and scalps young women. Maniac is a peculiar breed of horror film – it doesn’t set out to scare, but instead attempts to unsettle. It […]
