The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Helen Murdoch with Die Hard… Over the Christmas periods our TVs are dominated by every type of film under the sun. From the epics such as The Great Escape, Titanic and The Sound of Music through to […]
Movie Review – Homefront (2013)
Homefront, 2013. Directed by Gary Fleder. Starring Jason Statham, James Franco, Rachelle Lefevre, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Clancy Brown, and Frank Grillo. SYNOPSIS: A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord. Right, I’m just going to put this out there: Jason Statham is […]
DVD Review – Curse of Chucky (2013)
Curse of Chucky, 2013. Written and directed by Don Mancini. Starring Fiona Dourif, Danielle Bisutti, Brennan Elliot, Summer H. Howell, and A Martinez and featuring the voice talents of Brad Dourif. SYNOPSIS: After her mother’s mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be […]
Movie Review – Spring Breakers (2012)
Spring Breakers, 2012. Written and Directed by Harmony Korine. Starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine. SYNOPSIS: Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to […]
Movie Review – Rush (2013)
Rush, 2013. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, and Tom Wlaschiha. SYNOPSIS: A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. At face value, a film about the rivalry between two specific racing drivers during a specific season may seem accessible […]
Movie Review – RED 2 (2013)
RED 2, 2013. Directed by Dean Parisot. Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, and Anthony Hopkins. SYNOPSIS: Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. Bruce Willis has been making British headlines […]
Special Features – Remembering Enter the Dragon
On the 40th anniversary of the martial arts classic, Martin Deer discusses Enter the Dragon… Celebrating its 40th Anniversary today (Friday, July 26th 2013), Enter the Dragon feels not a day old. Perhaps it’s the lightning speed at which Bruce Lee was able to throw a kick or the tight story which stands as solidly […]
Movie Review – Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, 2013. Directed by Thor Freudenthal. Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Leven Rambin, Brandon T. Jackson, Jake Abel, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Head and Nathan Fillion. SYNOPSIS: Since the events of the first film, Percy has been filled with doubt about whether he is truly special or if his success […]
Movie Review – Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty, 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Edgar Ramirez, Stephen Dillane, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins and John Barrowman. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin […]
DVD Review – Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
Texas Chainsaw 3D, 2013. Directed by John Luessenhop. Starring Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Tremaine Neverson, and Tania Raymonde. SYNOPSIS: Continuing directly from the original film, the local town folk deal with the Sawyer family, only for some unexpected truths to come back and haunt them years later. What a lazy bloody title, he says shaking […]