The Flickering Myth team react to the final trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom… Universal Studios Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom dropped its final trailer on Wednesday [watch it here] and the online reaction has been mixed. What did the Flickering Myth staff think of this first look? Read on to see how much our writers matched […]
Taika Waititi offers a few words on his plans for Akira
Although he’s currently in pre-production on his next film Jojo Rabbit – where he’ll portray an imaginary Hitler – director Taika Waititi also remains in development on the long-gestating live-action Akira movie. Waititi has previously said that he’s keen to adapt the original manga rather than the iconic anime film, and the Thor: Ragnarok helmer has […]
Cap, Falcon and Black Widow battle the Black Order in Avengers: Infinity War clip
With just a week to go until the release of Avengers: Infinity War, the fourth clip has arrived online for the hotly-anticipated Marvel blockbuster which sees Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Black Widow, Captain America, and Falcon taking down Black Order members Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Tony Stark takes a slap from […]
Steven Spielberg becomes first director to gross $10 billion at the worldwide box office
With his latest film Ready Player One hitting $500 million worldwide, Steven Spielberg has become the first director in history whose movies have crossed the $10 billion mark at the global box office. Spielberg has reached the total with 32 movies across his career, giving him a solid lead over the nearest competition, Peter Jackson, […]
Blade Runner 2049 gets a batch of new images and a lengthy running time
With a little over a month to go until Blade Runner 2049 arrives in cinemas, a batch of new images have arrived online for the hotly-anticipated sci-fi sequel featuring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, and director Dennis Villeneuve; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch a Blade Runner 2049 prequel short […]
Movie Review – Ghost Stories (2017)
Ghost Stories, 2017. Directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman. Starring Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, and Alex Lawther. SYNOPSIS: An academic and arch-sceptic is drawn into a quest to disprove the reality of three inexplicable cases of supernatural activity. Adapted from a successful stage play that first toured the UK in 2010, Ghost Stories is […]
Predicting Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Liam Hoofe takes a look ahead at what movies we could possibly see in Marvel Phase’s Four… Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is currently riding high atop the summer box office, bringing us one step closer to the end of Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – with the current Thanos storyline set to […]
Movie Review – Super Troopers 2 (2017)
Super Troopers 2, 2018. Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar Starring Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Lynda Carter, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Marisa Coughlan, Tyler Labine, Hayes MacArthur, Will Sasso, Paul Walter Houser, Rob Lowe, Brian Cox, Seann William Scott, Damon Wayans Jr., Jim Gaffigan, and Fred Savage SYNOPSIS: When a border dispute arises […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Capsule Review – Revenge
The comically but altogether disgustingly unrealistic amounts of blood dripping from characters both male and female, soaked into the walls of a remote mountainous getaway vacation home and the vast desert landscapes that occupy the surroundings, are absolutely sure to be a major talking point for Revenge (the feature-length debut from French writer and director Coralie Fargeat), but this is rape vengeance with […]
Chicago Film Critics Association champion Call Me By Your Name with 2017 award nominations
Critical darlings and awards favorites Call Me By Your Name and The Shape of Water proved to be heavy hitters within the Chicago Film Critics Association (of which yours truly is a fresh, honorary member). The former received eight nominations while the latter received seven. Meanwhile, in third place was a three-way tie between Lady Bird, […]
