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Brazilian erotic thriller Motel Destino gets a trailer ahead of US release

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Ahead of its US release this August, a trailer has arrived online for director Karim Aïnouz’s erotic thriller Motel Destino. The film centres on Heraldo, a young man on the run who finds himself at a roadside sex motel ran by the frustrated Dayana and her boorish husband Elias. After agreeing to let him stay, […]

John Malkovich’s Red Ghost cut from The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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Despite making a brief appearance in the first teaser trailer, it has emerged that John Malkovich’s role in Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps has been cut from the finished film.  During an in-depth career retrospective and with director Matt Shakman, the filmmaker told Variety that it was “heartbreaking not to include him in […]

Meet Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat II Uncaged Fury teaser

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Ahead of tomorrow’s full trailer launch for Mortal Kombat II, Warner Bros. has dropped a fun teaser that introduces Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage in his own movie-within-a-movie titled Uncaged Fury.  The in-universe film sees the legendary Johnny Cage take on a band of goons with ease, making use of pipes, fast-paced combat skills, and an […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episodes 1 & 2 Review

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Chris Connor reviews the season 3 premiere of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds… Strange New Worlds has been one of the best-received Star Trek shows in some time, with a formula that meticulously blends an enthralling adventure and a contemporary feel. It recalls the original series with William Shatner, but is far from derivative. Season […]

Conjure the vengeful spirit of the axe murderess with The Lizzie Borden Game trailer

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With just over two weeks to go until the digital release of The Lizzie Borden Game, a trailer has arrived online for the upcoming indie horror. Written and directed by Calvin Morie McCarthy, the film follows Emily as she is invited to a Friendsgiving retreat following the death of her parents, where the group take […]

Trailer for Death Letter Blues teases a supernatural mystery

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Dark Sky Films has released a poster and trailer for Death Letter Blues, the supernatural mystery-thriller from writer-directors Strack Azar and Michael Stevantoni. Sherman Augustus stars as Father Moss, a priest struggling with his faith who finds troubling parallels between a death in his small town and the recurring nightmares that plague him. Check out […]

Movie Review – Friendship (2024)

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Friendship, 2025. Written and Directed by Andrew DeYoung. Starring Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rick Worthy, Whitmer Thomas, Daniel London, Eric Rahill, Jacob Ming-Trent, Billy Bryk, Meredith Garretson, Ari Dalbert, Josh Segarra, Raphael Sbarge, Omar Torres, Jason Veasey, Jon Glaser, Carmen Christopher, Mike J Mills, Alex Webb, Juri Henley-Cohn, Desi Waters, […]

Video Review – I Know What You Did Last Summer is how you do a legacy sequel

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EJ Moreno with his thoughts on the new I Know What You Did Last Summer… If you are looking for the ideal summer slasher, look no further than I Know What You Did Last Summer. Not the 1997 original film, or one of its lesser sequels; we are looking at the 2025 update on the […]

Inception at 15: The Story Behind Christopher Nolan’s Mind-Melding Sci-Fi Actioner

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As the film celebrates its 15th anniversary, Flickering Myth’s Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Christopher Nolan’s Inception… Over the years Christopher Nolan has cemented his name in the industry as an auteur filmmaker whose efforts have mesmerized audiences the world over with their inventive storytelling, dazzling visuals and epic scale. Inception can truly […]