Alex Moreland talks to Edward Norton about Motherless Brooklyn, whether he considers himself an auteur, and more…Motherless Brooklyn weaves together a sprawling story of race, power and corruption, a contemplative neo-noir that brings together an all-star cast for a compelling murder-mystery. It stars Edward Norton – who also wrote and directed the film – as […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the No Time To Die trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first trailer for James Bond’s next outing, No Time To Die…Between director changes, delays, accidents, on-set rewrites and rumours of crew discontent, Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007 certainly hasn’t had the smoothest of rides (you might even say its production has been […]
Here are the 20 movies still in contention for the Best Visual Effects Oscar
As awards season begins to heat up ahead of the Academy Award nominations this January, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences have announced that 20 films have advanced to the next round of voting for the Best Visual Effects Oscar; here they are: Ad Astra The Aeronauts Aladdin Alita: Battle Angel Avengers: Endgame […]
Movie Review – Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Motherless Brooklyn, 2019.Written and Directed by Edward Norton. Starring Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe, Leslie Mann, Ethan Suplee, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Josh Pais, Michael K. Williams, Cherry Jones, Fisher Stevens, Bobby Cannavale, and Dallas Roberts.SYNOPSIS:Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with […]
Edgar Wright is not opposed to the idea of directing a DCEU movie
Given all of the drama surrounding Marvel’s Ant-Man a few years ago, one would be forgiven to assume that director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver) is out of the comic-book adaptation game for good. Well, maybe not.Screen Geek recently interviewed Edgar Wright, and asked the director if he would consider helming a movie in the DC Extended […]
Movie Review – Red Joan (2019)
Red Joan, 2019.Directed by Trevor Nunn. Starring Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes, Tereza Srbová, Laurence Spellman, Kevin Fuller, Ciarán Owens, Stephen Campbell, and Moore Ben Miles.SYNOPSIS:The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB’s longest-serving British spy.Scientists and physics experts being exploited for the purposes of war generally make for fascinating character […]
Movie Review – Teen Spirit (2019)
Teen Spirit, 2019.Written and Directed by Max Minghella. Starring Elle Fanning, Rebecca Hall, Zlatko Burić, Millie Brady, Agnieszka Grochowska, Archie Madekwe, Ria Zmitrowicz, Vivian Oparah, Olive Gray, Andrew Ellis, and Jordan Stephens.SYNOPSIS:Violet is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has created “new rules” for the franchise, according to Adam Driver
It looks like Star Wars: The Last Jedi is going to shake-up the Star Wars formula a bit, according to Kylo Ren himself. Adam Driver recently sat down for an interview with The Huffington Post where the actor shared his enthusiasm for director Rian Johnson, and the new ideas he is bringing to the franchise:“[Johnson] created new […]
Movie Review – Fast Color (2018)
Fast Color, 2018.Directed by Julia Hart. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lorraine Toussaint, Saniyya Sidney, Christopher Denham, and David Strathairn.SYNOPSIS:A woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.It is movingly fitting that one of the […]
Guillermo del Toro is a huge fan of Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver
With filmmaker Edgar Wright having to step away from Marvel’s Ant-Man due to creative differences, and recently hearing about how painful it was for the director at the time of the movie’s release, one really wants Wright to score a win with his latest offering Baby Driver.Luckily, the buzz is high for the movie, with the film sitting […]
