This week, Neil Calloway argues that toying with classics only leads to disappointment… This week the much-anticipated first trailer for the much-anticipated Ghostbusters remake debuted, to a lukewarm reaction (from the Flickering Myth team here at least). Now, you can’t judge films on trailers, and this might come back to haunt me when the film […]
Why Netflix is Ruining My Life
Daniel J. Harris on why Netflix is ruining his life… Netflix is ruining my life. Once upon a time you could only watch your favourite TV shows once a week – and if it finished on a cliff hanger you had a full 7 days to wait and see what happened next. Netflix has changed […]
Secret Cinema brings back Dirty Dancing for next event
Secret Cinema has announced that for its next event it is bringing back an old favourite, creating a fully immersive world of Dirty Dancing in a secret outdoor London location this July. Audiences will book a room at Kellerman’s Holiday Resort, to follow Baby’s lead and dance like everyone is watching. They will be transported […]
Star Wars: The 10 Best Quotes
Ricky Church with the 10 best quotes from the Star Wars saga… Anyone whose anyone will recognize lines like “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope’, “No, I am your father” or “May the Force be with you”. The Star Wars saga is chalk full of memorable lines that can be applicable for any […]
Was Pixels really that bad?
Luke Owen looks at Adam Sandler’s latest box office bomb… “It’s the cinematic equivalent of receiving a supermarket brand deodorant gift set on Christmas morning: you don’t want it, you’ll never use it, and frankly, it stinks.” – Chris Blohm, Little White Lies “Some movies are so interminable that it seems they might never end, […]
10 Box Office Flops From 2015
Luke Owen looks at a few box office flops… It has been a very successful year at the box office for most of the major studios (Disney and Universal have done particularly well), but that doesn’t mean we’ve had a few duds along the way. Not just from a critical standpoint, but also from a […]
Darth Vader: Epic Failure
Anghus Houvouras on finishing what Darth Vader started… This Galaxy belongs to Star Wars. You’re either a fan or a small minority of contrarians who will try to avoid being trampled by the mob making their way to the cinema on December 17th. There’s so much to celebrate with Star Wars: The Force Awakens coming our […]
Billy Crudup and more join Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant
As he gears up to go into production next month, Ridley Scott has been filling out the cast of the upcoming Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant. Signing on to the film in as-yet-unrevealed roles are Billy Crudup (Watchmen), Jussie Smollett (Empire), Carmen Ejogo (Selma), Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color) and Callie Hernandez (Machete Kills). […]
Five Films From The 1980s That Need An All-Female Remake
This week Neil Calloway looks at more 80s films that would benefit from a gender reversal remake… With the official synopsis of the new Ghostbusters film announced this week, soon after Dan Aykroyd saying it might be better than the original (given that he has a cameo in the new film, he’s probably contractually obliged […]
Demian Bichir joins Alien: Covenant cast
Alien: Covenant, the Ridley Scott-directed sequel to 2012’s Prometheus, has just added Oscar-nominated actor Demian Bichir to its cast, according to Deadline. Bichir is set to join a group of actors that includes Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, who is reprising his role as David, and the recently announced Danny McBride. As of now, no details […]
