Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Why is CGI Getting Worse?

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We look at the strange case of CGI, which for an array of reasons, appears to be getting worse. Why is shoddy CGI deemed acceptable in massive-budget movies?  It’s been 30 years since Jurassic Park really kickstarted a major fascination with computer-generated imagery.  We’d seen some revolutionary CGI prior to that with films like Terminator […]

Exclusive Interview – Early Star Wars animation and introducing Boba Fett with Michael Hirsh & Clive Smith

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Tai Freligh chats with  Michael Hirsh and Clive Smith, producers of The Story of the Faithful Wookiee, Droids and Ewoks, ahead of their Star Wars Celebration panel in Japan… Prepare to meet the men behind the legend—Boba Fett—who premiered in an animated short in 1978’s The Star Wars Holiday Special. We’re taking a deep dive […]

Pixar’s Elio trailer teases a cosmic misadventure

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Disney-Pixar has shared a new trailer and poster for Elio, the upcoming animated sci-fi adventure from directors Madeline Sharafian (Burrow), Domee Shi (Turning Red) and Adrian Molina (Coco). The film follows 11-year-old Elio, a space fanatic who is beamed up to the Communiverse when he is mistakenly identify as Earth’s leader by the representatives of […]

New images from Ballerina tease Ana de Armas-led John Wick spinoff

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With a new trailer set to drop tomorrow, Lionsgate has shared four images from the upcoming John Wick spinoff Ballerina featuring Ana de Armas and Norman Reedus alongside franchise veterans Ian McShane and Anjelica Huston; take a look here… Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve […]

Ana de Armas is out for vengeance in From the World of John Wick: Ballerina trailer

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Lionsgate has released a new trailer for Ballerina, the upcoming action thriller set in the world of John Wick , which sees Len Wiseman (Underworld) directing Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, an assassin in training and out for vengeance over her father’s death; watch it below… Taking place during the events of John Wick: […]

Movie Review – Mope (2020)

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Mope, 2020. Directed by Lucas Heyne. Starring Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kelly Sry, Brian Huskey, Max Adler, and David Arquette. SYNOPSIS:  Two best friends embark on a tragically dark tale to go from “mopes,” the lowest-level male performers in the porn industry, to stars in the business. If you would’ve told me when I started Mope that […]

Creature feature Kryptic unveils a trailer and poster

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Well Go USA has released a poster and trailer for director Kourtney Roy’s upcoming psycho-thriller Kryptic. The film follows Kay (Chloe Pirrie), a woman who lost her memory following a strange encounter in the woods. But soon a quest to uncover her own identity and the search for a missing cryptozoologist she seems to have […]

More Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 20th Anniversary Black Series figure revealed by Hasbro

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Hasbro is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith this year with a number of new products, including a selection of new six-inch Star Wars: The Black Series releases in retro (wow, it really is retro already) style packaging. And, after officially unveiling Kit Fisto and Tactical Ops Trooper […]

Trailer for Nazi spy thriller Fog of War starring Jake Abel, Brianna Hildebrand and John Cusack

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Ahead of its digital release this April, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the World War II spy thriller Fog of War. Directed by Michael Day, the film centres on couple Gene and Penny, an injured American pilot and an OSS agent who become aware there is a Nazi spy hiding amongst their […]