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Thoughts on… I, Robot (2004)

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I, Robot, 2004. Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, and Bruce Greenwood. SYNOPSIS: In the year 2035 a techno-phobic cop investigating the death of a scientist suspects that the crime may have been committed by a robot, leading to a greater threat against humanity. Starting off within the prolific field of science […]

R.I.P. Karl Malden (1912 – 2009)

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Acting legend dies aged 97… Oscar winning actor Karl Malden has died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on July 1st, aged 97. The star enjoyed a long and successful Hollywood career, making his screen acting debut in 1940 and claiming an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in […]

Welcome to FlickeringMyth.com

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FlickeringMyth.com is a new site dedicated to the world of cinema. We’ll be adding new content on a regular basis, including news, reviews, articles, opinions and more. Feel free to comment on any of the posts on the site, but please keep discussions on-topic and appropriate. We are always open to contributors so if you […]

Trailer for horror comedy The Cleanse starring Johnny Galecki

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Ahead of its release next month, a trailer has arrived online for the horror comedy The Cleanse. Written and directed by Bobby Miller, the film stars Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel, Kyle Gallner, Anjelica Houston, and Oliver Platt; watch it here… “The Master Cleanse centers on a heartbroken man who attends a spiritual retreat, only to discover […]

Fox pushes back X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants

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Fox had big plans for the X-Men franchise in 2018, with the studio originally planning to release a triple-header in The New Mutants, Deadpool 2 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix. However, back in January, the studio announced that it was pushing back the release of The New Mutants from April 2018 to February 2019 – with […]

Are We Losing Objectivity? Critics and Joe Public Succumb to Hyperbolic Overstatement

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Tom Jolliffe on whether the lavish praise from critics or utter derision from the public for a film is always justified… There seems to be a trend in films recently. There are films which come out with a level of relevance that mean that the reaction to said film is under the microscope from pre-release, […]

Get your wands ready, as the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald trailer is set to arrive Tuesday

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With the first trailer set to land tomorrow, Warner Bros. has released a teaser for the Harry Potter spin-off prequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald encouraging fans of The Wizarding World to get their wands ready for the reveal; check it out here… SEE ALSO: David Yates says Dumbledore’s sexuality will not be “explicity” addressed in Fantastic Beasts […]

Greg Berlanti says his Booster Gold movie is still in development, and now part of the DCEU

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If you cast your mind back to September 2015, you may recall that Warner Bros. enlisted Greg Berlanti (Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning) to direct a Booster Gold movie. A lot has happened on the DC movie front since then: Warner Bros. has unleash Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, […]

The Joker origin movie will take inspiration from The Killing Joke

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Over the years, we’ve been presented with a number of possible backstories for The Joker, and while the Clown Prince of Crime’s origin is yet to be laid out definitively, it seems that Warner Bros. and director Todd Phillips will be drawing one of the most iconic tellings for their upcoming movie. According to The […]