Grassroots, 2012.  Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. Starring Jason Biggs, Joel David Moore, Lauren Ambrose, Cobie Smulders, Tom Arnold, Christopher McDonald and Cedric the Entertainer. SYNOPSIS: An unemployed journalist decides to help his eccentric friend run for a seat on the Seattle city council while also trying to keep his relationship with his girlfriend together. In this […]

Seven Psychopaths, 2012. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh.Starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, Željko Ivanek, Gabourey Sidibe, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Pitt, Michael Stuhlbarg and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: Reality and ideas collide, as a Hollywood screenwriter must contend with his two psychopathic friends who have […]

Over the past couple of months there have been plenty of twists and turns in the seemingly never-ending saga that is Ghostbusters III; in July, it was reported that Sony had hired Etan Cohen (Men in Black 3) to develop a new script for the long-rumoured sequel, before Dan Aykroyd confirmed the following month that […]

Celeste and Jesse Forever, 2012. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger.Starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Eric Christian Olsen, Ari Graynor, Rob Huebel and Elijah Wood. SYNOPSIS: Jesse and Celeste are best friends who spend all their time together. Even six months after their divorce. Going on the opening montage and first few scenes, you’d think Celeste […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Skyfall by discussing their favourite James Bond films; next up is Jeffrey Aidoo with The Man with the Golden Gun… The Man with the Golden Gun marks Roger Moore’s second outing as the British secret agent James Bond and while there will always be an […]

Apartment 143 (a.k.a. Emergo), 2012.Directed by Carles Torrens.Starring Kai Lennox, Gia Mantegna, Fransecs Garrido, Fiona Glascott, Rick Gonzalez and Michael O’Keefe. SYNOPSIS:A team of parapsychologists conduct an investigation into why strange phenomena are tormenting a family in their apartment building… Since (at least) the massive success of The Blair Witch Project in 1999, filmmakers have […]

Having cut his teeth on the dance flicks Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D and concert movie Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, director Jon M. Chu has now turned his attention to classic 80s kids cartoons; at the moment, he’s currently putting the finishing touches to the delayed action sequel G.I. Joe: […]

Our Children (French: À perdre la raison), 2012. Directed by Joachim Lafosse.Starring Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim, Émilie Dequenne, Stéphane Bissot, Mounia Raoui and Redouane Behache. SYNOPSIS: A young woman struggles with depression as her four children, husband and father in-law’s personal demands take a toll. After leaving the screening for Our Children, I wondered how […]

That’s My Boy, 2012. Directed by Sean Anders.Starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Will Forte, Blake Clark, Tony Orlando, Ciara, James Caan, Milo Ventimiglia and Nick Swardson. SYNOPSIS: While still in his teens, Donny (Adam Sandler) fathered a son, Todd (Andy Samberg), and raised him as a single parent until Todd’s 18th birthday. Now, […]

Inbred, 2011.Directed by Alex Chandon.Starring Jo Hartley, Seamus O’Neill, James Doherty, James Burrows, Neil Leiper, Chris Waller and Nadine Rose Mulkerrin.SYNOPSIS:A group of young urban offenders and their care workers embark on a community service weekend in a remote Yorkshire village. Their presence upsets the villagers and a conflict soon appears inevitable…A modern classic of […]