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Movie Review – The Captor (2018)

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The Captor, 2018. Directed by Robert Budreau. Starring Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong, Christopher Heyerdahl, Bea Santos, Mark Rendall and Thorbjørn Harr. SYNOPSIS: A slightly bumbling bank robber forms an intimate bond with one of his hostages. The term ‘Stockholm syndrome’ is a famous one, referring to the phenomenon in which a hostage or […]

First trailer for Stockholm starring Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace and Mark Strong

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Ahead of its limited theatrical release next month, a poster and trailer have been released for the dark comedy crime-drama Stockholm. Written and directed by Robert Budreau, the film tells the true story of the 1973 Stockholm bank heist, which give first give rise to the term ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ after the hostages defended their captors, […]

First trailer for Vincent D’Onofrio-directed western The Kid

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With just two weeks to go until its release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming Western The Kid. The film is directed by Vincent D’Onofrio, who also stars alongside Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Jake Schur, Chris Pratt, Leila George; check them out here… In this thrilling Western, a young boy, Rio […]

Oscars 2019: Biggest snubs and surprises from the Academy Award nominations

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Tom Beasley takes a dive into the Oscar nominations to spotlight the biggest snubs and surprises from today’s shortlists… Today, the final nominations for the Oscars 2019 were announced over in Hollywood, sending a mixture of joy and rage rattling through the film world. As usual, most of the major players were pretty easy to […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Blaze

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Blaze, 2018. Directed by Ethan Hawke. Starring Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Charlie Sexton, David Kallaway, Richard Linklater, Jenn Lyon, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Ritchie Montgomery, Wyatt Russell, D. Taylor Loeb, and Kris Kristofferson. SYNOPSIS: A biopic of the largely unknown country musician Blaze Foley, charting his tumultuous life, from his early marriage to his short but […]

Ethan Hawke backtracks on his criticism of Logan and superhero movies

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Ethan Hawke ruffled a few feathers back in August with his remarks about last year’s acclaimed X-Men spinoff Logan, with the actor suggesting that the Hugh Jackman-headlined blockbuster wasn’t a “great movie”, but rather “a fine superhero movie” and seemingly insinuating that comic book films are inferior to others. Well, speaking to Collider, Hawke has […]

An Intervention: Superheroes, Snobbery and Liking What You Like

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Henry Bevan on superhero movies, snobbery, and liking what you like… When Marvel released the Captain Marvel trailer, the predictable happened. Most of the internet loved it (we at Flickering Myth were lukewarm)  and the rest of the internet questioned why people are excited about a new movie churned out by the blockbuster machine. The […]

Ethan Hawke Is Kind of Right, Logan Is Over-Praised, But He Misses Something Important

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Samuel Brace on Ethan Hawke’s comments about Logan and superhero movies… Logan is a great superhero movie, on this, there can be no doubt. But to call Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swansong a great movie in the general sense is quite clearly not the case. This was Ethan Hawke’s point when his now viral statement caused […]