If you’re looking for an unconventional Christmas movie that isn’t Die Hard, here’s a selection for your consideration…. Christmas is upon us again, and one of the leisure activities associated with the holiday spirit is revisiting some of the traditional Christmas movie classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, and The Santa Clause. […]
The Essential Paranoia Films
Tom Jolliffe offers up an essential selection of paranoia films… Who likes a good hearty dose of paranoia? Okay, in real life it’s not too enjoyable. In cinema? It’s a gift for film-makers looking to tap into that feeling within their audience. There are a lot of great examples of paranoia-themed films, and when a […]
Revisiting the Cinematic Landscape of 1999
Tom Jolliffe travels back in time 20 years to 1999 to look over the cinematic landscape… The millennium suddenly draws in. The century is in its final year. Cinema has a pre-occupation with apocalypse and disorder, chaos, among other things. It’s 1999. 20 years ago. That’s pretty frightening, but regardless, hold my hand, lets go […]
The Art of Ambiguity in Cinema
Tom Jolliffe looks at the finest in ambiguous cinema, and asks ‘how do you pull it off?’… Often in the law books of screenwriting there’s a section which might tell the studious aspiring writer that a film must have clarity. Plot threads must lead to resolution. Each act and your central character arcs should be […]
Killer Cult Movies That Are Super Entertaining!
Marvelous Videos presents killer cult movies… Cults are one of those entities that people scoff off despite their inherently horrific nature. The idea that a single idea combined with a charismatic leader can lead to sapient human beings shedding their individuality and abandoning any pretext of morality is genuinely disturbing. We have seen the horrifying […]
Eyes Wide Shut with podcaster Allen Christian | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #54
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, podcaster Allen Christian reveals his love for Stanley Kubrick’s often maligned Eyes Wide Shut… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, Flickering Myth Podcast Network host Allen Christian gets […]
