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 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 […]
Ten Essential Gambling Films
Tom Jolliffe puts his chips on ten essential gambling films… The money goes down. You’ve placed your bets. Now it’s time for the nitty gritty. Win or lose. If you win, do you quit while you’re ahead or go again? Cinema has long held a fascination with gambling across its many forms, but the predominant […]
Ten Essential Film4 Films
Tom Jolliffe with ten essential films from Film4… Film4, under the Channel 4 banner, has championed great cinema for nearly 40 years. Whether producing independently or co-producing (often with indie studios or European production houses), there’s a stamp of quality that comes associated with the mark of Film4 (or Channel 4 films). For the most […]
