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Movie Review – South Mountain (2019)

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South Mountain, 2019.Written and directed by Hilary Brougher. Starring Talia Balsam, Scott Cohen, Andrus Nichols, Michael Oberholtzer, Naian Gonzalez Norvind and Violet Rea.SYNOPSIS:Lila and Edgar have daughters, responsibilities and an extended family of friends who rely on them. Conversations are communal, attitudes relaxed and drama low key. However this status quo is soon disrupted by […]

Movie Review – Butt Boy (2020)

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Butt Boy. 2020. Directed by Tyler Cornack. Starring Tyler Cornack, Tyler Rice, Shelby Dash, Angela Jones, Brad Potts, Gail Bloyd, and Colleen Elizabeth Miller. Chip Gutchel, a bored married IT Engineer, has a reawakening after a routine prostate exam. What starts as a harmless rectal kink, soon grows into a dangerous addiction as he becomes […]

Video Review – Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge

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Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, 2020.Directed by Ethan Spaulding. Starring Joel McHale, Jennifer Carpenter, Jordan Rodrigues, Patrick Seitz, and Steve Blum.In the video below, Flickering Myth movie critic EJ Moreno dives into Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge. The new animated movie tells the story of Scorpion and the iconic tournament, and EJ feels the film […]

Movie Review – The Zombinator (2020)

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The Zombinator. 2020. Directed by Sergio Myers. Starring Patrick Kilpatrick, Joseph Aviel, Lucia Brizzi, Justin Brown, Diana Sillaots, Jennifer Sulkowski, Scott Alin, and Travis Bratten. SYNOPSIS: A fashion blogger documentary turns into a Zombie horror nightmare when Youngstown Ohio college students come face to face with the undead. The Zombinator. A horror “mockumentary” with dingier […]

Movie Review – Behind You (2020)

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Behind You. 2020. Directed by Andrew Mecham and Matthew Whedon. Starring Addy Miller, Elizabeth Birkner, Jan Broberg, Philip Brodie, and Aimee-Lynn Chadwick. SYNOPSIS:  Two young sisters find that all the mirrors in their estranged aunt’s house are covered or hidden. When one of them happens upon a mirror in the basement, she unknowingly releases a […]

Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 1 Review – ‘Slowly Slowly Catchy Monkey’

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Killing Eve season 3…Left for dead at the end of season two there is much to be said for Eve’s gyoza dumpling prep. From that Eastern bloc opening through those muted colours to an ostentatious Spanish wedding, Killing Eve has lost none of its swagger. Polished production, razor […]

Quibi Review – 50 States of Fright – ‘Ball of Twine’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Quibi’s horror anthology series 50 States of Fright – ‘Ball of Twine’…A touch of eerie Americana makes its debut on the Quibi platform in April with Sam Raimi’s 50 States of Fright. Ominous atmospherics, campfire scare tactics and cutting edge technology come together to create mobile moments of […]

Quibi Review – The Stranger

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The Stranger, 2020.Written and Directed by Veena Sud. Starring Dane DeHaan, Maika Monroe, and Avan Jogia.SYNOPSIS:Clare is an aspiring writer and late night taxi driver who picks up a fare in the Hollywood Hills. He comes across as convivial, cool and casual in conversation. With only the sound of passing traffic and an odd chemistry […]

Quibi Review – 50 States of Fright – ‘Golden Arm’

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Martin Carr reviews 50 States of Fright’s ‘Michigan: The Golden Arm’…This first instalment of Quibi and Sam Raimi’s horror anthology series 50 States of Fright delivers a story of childhood sweethearts, small town aspirations and human frailty. Time is spent painting an idyllic backstory dappled with rich golden hues, warm summer evenings and love everlasting. […]

Movie Review – Love. Wedding. Repeat (2020)

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Love. Wedding. Repeat, 2020.Directed by Dean Craig Starring Sam Clafin, Olivia Munn, Freida Pinto, Eleanor Tomlinson, Joel Fry, Jack Farthing, Tim Key, Allan Mustafa, Aisling Bea, Paulo Mazzarelli, and Tiziano CaputoSYNOPSIS:Weddings are stressful at the best of times, but for Jack (Sam Clafin), his sisters wedding has a special set of ingredients: an angry ex-girlfriend, […]