It’s time to look back at some of the James Bond contenders from years gone by… As we eagerly (or maybe not that eagerly) await final confirmation as to who will play James Bond in the new Amazon era, under the auteur gaze of Denis Villeneuve, there have been lots of rumours and names in […]
10 Essential 1970s Neo-Noirs to Watch This Noirvember
We continue our celebration of Noirvember with ten essential neo-noirs from the 1970s… From the dark nights to the damp rainy streets and glare of the neon lights, everything about November makes you feel like you’re living in a neo-noir movie. With Noirvember in full swing, it’s time to look at a golden era of […]
10 Essential 90s Noir Movies to Enjoy This Noirvember
November is a good time for noir cinema, and the 90s were full of great and underseen gems; Flickering Myth’s Tom Jolliffe presents a selection of ten you need to see… Dark tales with morally obtuse protagonists, criminal plots, dripping in shadowy aesthetics and neglected corners of the towns or cities they’re set. Film noir […]
Halloween vs Christmas: Which Season Reigns Supreme in Cinema?
Halloween season is over, and it’ll soon be Christmas and onto some festive favourites, but which is the better season for film fans? We’ve just seen out Halloween and for many, a month of bingeing on horror cinema, old, new, good and (enjoyably) bad. No sooner does the dust settle and the pumpkins are left […]
10 Essential Frankenstein-Inspired Movies You Need To See
Tighten those neck bolts, it’s time for ten essential Frankenstein-inspired movies… Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a literary classic and one of my all-time favourite books, from an era of fiction I love. The tale of the titular doctor creating a reanimated monster has inspired plenty of literature since but it has also provided ample inspiration […]
The Essential Indiana Jones Rip Off Movies of the 1980s
Something seems familiar as we take a look at a selection of essential Indiana Jones imitators from the 1980s… In cinema, if something works once, studios will naturally assume it could work again. Die Hard, aside from spawning four sequels, also inspired innumerable rip-offs. The same goes for Mad Max, Conan the Barbarian, Jaws, The […]
Bookended Brilliance: Directors with Great First and Last Films
Plenty of directors have started with a great film or ended with one. But which directors had a stunning debut and an immense final film? We take a look at four contenders… Every director starts somewhere, and most undoubtedly strive to stand out in their field. Many an iconic director has begun in earnest and […]
10 Obscure Horror Movies to Watch on Tubi
It’s time to dig beneath the mainstream for these obscure horror movies on Tubi… Plumbing the depths of streaming for your horror season viewing can uncover unseen nuggets of gold, forgotten gems or films that deserve a second stab at the limelight. The likes of Tubi and Amazon are now stuffed with old straight-to-video nasties, […]
10 Great Forgotten Gems of the 1980s You Need To See
Tom Jolliffe with ten great forgotten gems from the 1980s that need added to your watch list… The 1980s was an eclectic melting pot of cinema. Blockbusters and franchises were becoming a big thing. The success of home video also gave films a place to succeed beyond the cinema screens. Cinema fandom has always clustered […]
10 Great Forgotten 90s Thrillers Worth Revisiting
Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of essential forgotten 1990s thrillers for your watch list… The 90s was a veritable treasure trove of thrillers. A decade prior, which saw a more growing fascination in the rising blockbuster, as well as other genre cinema, saw your classic pot boiler thriller pushed slightly to the wayside. Not […]
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