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Blue Beetle beats Barbie with second-lowest domestic DC debut at the box office

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The billion dollar box-office behemoth Barbie has finally been dethroned by DC’s superhero picture Blue Beetle, which took the top spot with just $25.4 million – a DC Extended Universe domestic low debut save for Wonder Woman 1984, which was released in theaters and HBO Max simultaneously during the pandemic with $16.7 million.  Coming into […]

Summer camp slasher Final Summer gets a trailer and poster

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Ahead of its digital release this September, a trailer has arrived online for writer-director John Isberg’s homage to 80s slashers Final Summer. The film centres on a group of counsellors from Camp Silverlake as they shut down camp for the final time when they are attacked by a masked killer who is determined to see […]

The Essential Modern Day Swashbucklers

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Hasitha Fernando with ten essential modern day swashbucklers… Pirate-themed movies or swashbucklers have been around since the very inception of Hollywood. However, they gained widespread popularity and peaked during the Golden era of cinema, with critically acclaimed movies such as Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk and The Crimson Pirate headlined by classic actors like Douglas […]

Aidan Gillen stars in trailer for neo-noir mystery-thriller Barber

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Brainstorm Media has released a poster and trailer for director Fintan Connolly’s Irish neo-noir mystery thriller Barber. The film stars Game of Thrones’ Aidan Gillen as a private investigator hired to find the missing granddaughter of a wealthy widow but he soon finds his work take a dark turn as disturbing secrets surface and powerful […]

Movie Review – Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

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Insidious: The Red Door, 2023. Directed by Patrick Wilson. Starring Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne, Sinclair Daniel, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Hiam Abbass. SYNOPSIS: The Lambert family still haven’t rid themselves of their past ghosts. How do you know when a movie franchise has run out of steam? There are many tell-tale […]

Blue Beetle Review and DCEU Ranking – Flickering Myth TV

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In the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, we look at DC Studios’ Blue Beetle, and rank the best and worst movies of the DC Extended Universe… With the release of Blue Beetle, the DCEU could finally be over, but where does the latest DC Studios project line up next to the last decade of releases? […]

Terror is hereditary in trailer for serial killer horror Megalomaniac

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Dark Star Pictures has released a trailer, poster and images for writer-director Karim Ouelhaj’s horror Megalomaniac. The film centres on siblings Martha and Felix (Eline Schumacher and Benjamin Ramon), children of a notorious serial killer who find their lives crushed by their father’s legacy as Felix takes over his work, committing his own brutal murders, […]

Hot Toys’ Sandtrooper Sergeant & Dewback Star Wars sixth scale set revealed

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Get ready to comb the desert Imperial Stormtrooper-style, as Sideshow has released promotional images for Hot Toys’ latest Star Wars collectible, the Sandtrooper Sergeant and Dewback from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, which is available to pre-order now, priced at $700; take a look here… Sideshow and Hot Toys are thrilled to […]

Trailer for horror-comedy Everybody Dies by the End teases a killer final film

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Terror Films has released a trailer and poster for the indie horror-comedy Everybody Dies by the End ahead of its VOD release this September. Directed by Ian Tripp and Ryan Schafer, the film follows a documentary crew as they are hired to document the final offering from a cult horror filmmaker – an all-practical masterpiece […]