Anghus Houvouras on the liberation of admitting “I didn’t get it…” There’s an episode of Community where affable idiot Troy Barnes, after being dosed with truth serum, goes into a series of confessions that include “I use comparisons to Hitler to win arguments on the internet at the drop of a hat” and “I’m more […]
Alien Invasion Movies Worthy of Their Cult Status
Marvelous Videos with twelve cult alien invasion movies… “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” So wrote legendary sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke, and it’s a sentiment you can’t help but agree with. If humans really are the only species in the cosmos, then […]
10 Cosmic Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween
Marvelous Videos presents ten essential cosmic horror flicks… As the TV series Lovecraft Country alludes to, H. P. Lovecraft was a mixed character of a human being. But the one thing he did right was point out just how ridiculous the human ego was when it came to the importance of humanity. As he so […]
October Horrors 2020 – Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation, 2018. Directed by Alex Garland. Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: A group of scientists are sent into a quarantined area to investigate a mysterious force dubbed “The Shimmer” that is mutating all living things within its confines. Alex Garland is, in my view, […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2018
Flickering Myth’s writing team present our top ten movies of 2018… As 2018 draws to a close, the writers here at Flickering Myth have been looking back over another twelve months of cinema to vote on our favourite movies of the year. As always, our writers have shared their personal top ten picks, which we’ve […]
Witches, Vengeance, and Silence! The 10 Best Horror Films of 2018
EJ Moreno on 2018’s 10 horror films… 2018 is another year with some of the most remarkable horror films to grace our screens. In a year stacked with slashers, witches, and even the horror of silence, there is something for every viewer to enjoy. Michael Myers returned to the screens, Toni Collette scared us all, […]
The Movies You Might Have Missed In 2018
EJ Moreno on the movies you might have missed in 2018… In a year filled with incredible films, there’s been plenty of room to shine. Sony’s Venom found a place at the box office in a year with films like Aquaman, Avengers: Infinity War and Black Panther. Hereditary shocked audiences and scared up some considerable money […]
Alex Garland is “not interested” in making an Annihilation sequel
Director Alex Garland has often spoken of his disdain for sequels and it seems that his hit sci-fi Annihilation is not going to be the exception to the rule. In an interview to promote the film’s DVD release, Garland told IndieWire that he has no plans to adapt the other books in Jeff VanderMeer’s ‘Southern […]
Alex Garland’s sci-fi Annihilation heading straight to Netflix in the UK
Director Alex Garland’s upcoming sci-fi Annihilation, starring Natalie Portman, is set to be released straight to Netflix in the UK and other territories outside North America and China. The film, which is Garland’s highly anticipated follow-up to his Oscar-winning debut Ex Machina, is due for its US release on February 23 and will now arrive […]
First trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation
Paramount has released the first trailer for their upcoming sci-fi/horror film Annihilation. Directed by Ex-Machina‘s Alex Garland, the film is adapted from the first novel in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy and stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. Watch the trailer below…. The synopsis for the book reads: […]
