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 […]
Ari Aster teases his next film will be a “four hour long nightmare comedy”
Following Hereditary and Midsommar, Ari Aster has established himself as a rising figure in the horror genre of the film industry and while little is known about his next feature film, the director has teased some minor details. In a recent interview with UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board (via Daily Nexus), Aster once again teased his next […]
Movie Review – The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
The Last Days of American Crime, 2020 Directed by Olivier Megaton. Starring Édgar Ramírez, Anna Brewster, Michael Pitt, and Sharlto Copley. SYNOPSIS: In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. Though Netflix’s hands-off […]
Cinema Showtime looks to celebrate the return of cinema
With restrictions from the global health crisis beginning to lift around the country and audiences looking forward to a time when we can enjoy the magic of the theatrical experience once again, a new project entitled Cinema Showtime has been announced with the intention of reuniting film fans as well as raising money for the […]
Movie Review – The Clearing (2020)
The Clearing, 2020. Directed by David Matalon. Starring Liam McIntyre, Aundrea Smith, Steven Swadling, and Sydelle Noel. SYNOPSIS: A father must battle his way through the zombie apocalypse to save his daughter. As the debate between “slow zombies” and “fast zombies” rages onward (on an NSFW subreddit somewhere), The Clearing poses an even more significant […]
Dune cinematographer says it will be a “fully standalone epic” despite being half of the book
The upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune from director Denis Villeneuve is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2020 and cinematographer Greig Fraser has stated the film will feel standalone despite the two-film plan. In a recent interview with Collider, Fraser insisted that while the first Dune instalment is only cover the first half of […]
