Chris Connor reviews the second season of Apple TV’s Sugar… Apple TV’s Sugar was something of a sleeper hit in 2024. It saw Colin Farrell’s private eye, John Sugar, solving crimes in sun-drenched LA. The PI was obsessed with classic noir films, with the show tipping its hat to the greats of the genre on […]
The Crazy Story Behind Hell Comes to Frogtown
Jack Gayer on the backstory behind the 1988 cult classic Hell Comes to Frogtown… “It’s the end of the 20th century, and mankind has blown its wad. The fate of humanity rests in the groin of one man.” This tasteful, informative line, courtesy of the trailer, spells out the tone and plot of Hell Comes […]
Movie Review – The Death of Robin Hood (2026)
The Death of Robin Hood, 2026. Written and Directed by Michael Sarnoski. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Murray Bartlett, Noah Jupe, Jade Croot, Faith Delaney, Tabitha Smyth, Beau Thompson, Alfie Lawless, and Asher de Silva. SYNOPSIS: Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured […]
A New Wave of Espionage Adaptations
Chris Connor on a new wave of espionage adaptations… Espionage fiction on the page is truly thriving both in the UK and the US, spearheaded by Mick Herron’s Slough House series. There is a wealth of other writers, old and new, riding the wave of interest. A string of ex-spies are putting their experience on […]
Movie Review – Rose of Nevada (2025)
Rose of Nevada, 2025. Written and Directed by Mark Jenkin. Starring George MacKay, Callum Turner, Francis Magee, Edward Rowe, Rosalind Eleazar, Mary Woodvine, Adrian Rawlins, Yana Penrose, Mae Voogd, and Emily Daglish-Laine. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one […]
Everything We Know About Season 3 of The Pitt
Will Hume looks forward to season 3 of The Pitt… The second season of The Pitt concluded on April 14, 2026, but work on the next chapter is already well underway. With writing already in progress, casting changes emerging, and production gearing up in California, season 3 appears to be moving quickly toward a likely […]
Robert the Doll returns with horror franchise reboot from Flickering Myth and Shepka Productions
Flickering Myth is delighted to announce that we are reuniting with Shepka Productions to reboot the cult British horror franchise Robert the Doll on behalf of IMP Studios and distributor 4Digital Media. The new film, which is in production now, will reimagine the infamous killer doll, who made his screen debut in 2015’s Robert from the […]
Blu-ray Review – The House of Hammer Vol. 1 (2026)
The House of Hammer Vol. 1, 2026 Directed by Various Filmmakers. Featuring Jonathan Rigby, Mark Jenkin, Dean Puckett, Chris Alexander, Heidi Honeycutt, Dick Klemensen, Victoria Price, David Pirie, David Huckvale. SYNOPSIS: First in a series of box sets celebrating the golden age of British horror. You have to hand it to the current incarnation of […]
10 Essential Workplace Movies
Casey Chong with ten essential workplace movies… Going back as far as the black-and-white film era, workplace movies remain popular even today, even as technology and culture have evolved over the years. But the universal themes of dealing with difficult and obnoxious bosses, office politics, and the banality of working dead-end jobs with zero career […]
Movie Review – I Want Your Sex (2026)
I Want Your Sex, 2026. Written and Directed by Gregg Araki. Starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs, Charli xcx, Johnny Knoxville, Margaret Cho, Roxane Mesquida, George Todd McLachlan, and James Duval. SYNOPSIS: Elliot lands a job for Erika Tracy as her sexual muse. Curator of a sexuality-based art gallery, […]
