Welcome to Me, 2014. Directed by Shira Piven. Starring Kirsten Wiig, James Marsden, Joan Cusack, Alan Tudyk, Linda Cardellini, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Robbins, Wes Bentley. SYNOPSIS: Alice Klieg suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder and a mild addiction to Oprah Winfrey. When she wins over $80 million on a lottery she makes the decision to […]
Paul McCartney comes aboard Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) will no longer be the only famous rocker to have popped up in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, as a new report from Deadline states that music legend Paul McCartney (The Beatles) has signed on for a small role in 2017’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice cast respond to negative reviews
It’s fair to say that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hasn’t got off to the best of starts when it comes to reviews. Scott Davis gave it two stars in his review here at Flickering Myth (Oli Davis hated it) and on Rotten Tomatoes its currently got a worse score than The Room. So, […]
Shane Black’s The Predator will be an “event movie”
In this, the era of the remake/reboot/revamp/revival, no property is safe from the eyes of studios always looking for the next big thing by looking backwards. Case in point, the Predator franchise, which began with one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best films, and has been in a cycle of diminishing returns ever since. Oh sure, Predator […]
Movie Review – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 2016 Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey. SYNOPSIS: Fearing the actions of a god-like […]
Movie Review – Baskin (2015)
Baskin, 2015. Directed By Can Evrenol. Starring Gorkem Kasal, Muharrem Bayrak, Mehmet Akif Budak, Fadik Bülbül, Mehmet Cerrahoglu and Serhat Mustafa Kiliç. SYNOPSIS: ‘A squad of unsuspecting cops goes through a trapdoor to Hell when they stumble upon a Black Mass in an abandoned building.’ Baskin is exactly the type of movie horror fans have […]
Highest Grossing Superhero Movies of All-Time
Luke Owen keeps track of the highest grossing superhero movies of all-time… Still to come in 2017: Wonder Woman, Justice League, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok. NOTE: You can debate what classifies as a ‘superhero’ in the comments section at the bottom of the page. We’re happy to take feedback on board and add […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice currently has a worse Rotten Tomatoes score than The Room
It’s not been a great week for DC kicking off their Extended Universe with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The film had its premiere in New York on Sunday and London on Tuesday, but the first reviews that came in were not positive. Fans who saw the film were rather middling with many comparing […]
DVD Review – Steve Jobs (2015)
Steve Jobs, 2015. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlberg, Jennifer Waterston. SYNOPSIS: A glimpse into the life of modern myth Steve Jobs, the controversial CEO of Apple, as he hashes out professional and personal conflicts right before the major product launches that shaped his career as […]
The Jump Scare: A Defence
Edward Gardiner with a defence of the jump scare… “The Conjuring is a horror movie for people who don’t like horror movies.” I like Mark Kermode. He’s one of the most respected film critics working today because of a fantastic (and rare) combination of insight, humour and honesty, and a genuine love for film, which has propelled him […]
