Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Movie Review – CODA (2021)

by

Coda, 2021.Written and Directed by Sian Heder. Starring Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin, Amy Forsyth, Kevin Chapman, John Fiore, Erica McDermott, Lonnie Farmer, Jose Guns Alves, and Armen Garo.SYNOPSIS:As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s […]

Movie Review – The Lost Daughter (2021)

by

The Lost Daughter, 2021.Written and Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Mescal, Dagmara Domińczyk, Alba Rohrwacher, Jack Farthing, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Panos Koronis, Abe Cohen, and Nikos Poursanidis.SYNOPSIS:A woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.Without explicitly […]

The Expanse Season 6 Episode 3 Review – ‘Force Projection’

by

Ricky Church reviews episode three of The Expanse season 6…We are now halfway through the final season of The Expanse and its third episode ‘Force Projection’ was a very nice mix of character development, plot progression and another stellar action sequence as James Holden and Marco Inaros finally engaged in battle for the first time. As we […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: One Dark Knight #1

by

Ricky Church reviews Batman: One Dark Knight #1…It is without a doubt Jock is one of the best comic book artists in the business, especially when it comes to DC’s dark corner of Gotham City. Jock has had plenty of experience drawing Batman in stories such as Batman: The Black Mirror and The Batman Who Laughs, but […]

Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 1 Review – ‘Stranger in a Strange Land’

by

Chris Connor reviews the series premiere of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett…Boba Fett has been a key figure in Star Wars iconography for over 40 years, first appearing in the infamous The Star Wars Holiday Special before featuring in a supporting role in Episodes V & VI.  While his distinctive appearance, wearing what […]

Movie Review – Naked Singularity (2021)

by

Naked Singularity, 2021.Directed by Chase Palmer. Starring John Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgård, Ed Skrein, Tim Blake Nelson, Robert Christopher Riley, Richard Gallagher, Robert T. Bogue, and Liza Colón-Zayas.SYNOPSIS:An idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system, on the brink of disbarment, and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around […]

Movie Review – King Richard (2021)

by

King Richard, 2021.Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Starring Will Smith, Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Tony Goldwyn, Susie Abromeit, Dylan McDermott, Judith Chapman, Katrina Begin, Erin Cummings, Andy Bean, Kevin Dunn, Craig Tate, Calvin Clausell Jr., Noah Bean, Vaughn W. Hebron, and Chet Grissom.SYNOPSIS:A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena […]

Movie Review – In the Heights (2021)

by

In the Heights. 2021Directed by Jon. M Chu Starring Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Olga Merediz, Jimmy Smits, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Gregory Diaz IV, Dascha Polanco, Marc Anthony, Ariana Greenblatt, and Noah Catala.SYNOPSIS:The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway […]

Movie Review – Chaos Walking (2021)

by

Chaos Walking, 2021.Directed by Doug Liman. Starring Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, David Oyelowo, Ray McKinnon, and Kurt Sutter.SYNOPSIS:A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise.Not only have there […]

Movie Review – Don’t Look Up (2021)

by

Don’t Look Up, 2021.Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Melanie Lynskey, Himesh Patel, Michael Chiklis, Tomer Sisley, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert Joy, Ashleigh Banfield, Gina Gershon, Meghan Leathers, Ross Partridge, Frank […]