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Helen Mirren joins Shazam: Fury Of The Gods as the villain Hespera

March 24, 2021 by EJ Moreno

Shazam will face his most formidable foe yet, in the form of Dame Helen Mirren. News broke this week that Mirren is joining the cast of Shazam: Fury Of The Gods as the villain of the DC sequel, which has David F. Sandberg returning to the director’s chair.While she’s no stranger to action films like […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Helen Mirren, Shazam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover: Anti-Cinema and Anti-Thatcher Allegory

September 1, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at Peter Greenaway’s most iconic film, an unrestrained arthouse masterpiece…If anyone has ever watched the film work of Peter Greenaway, then they’ll know that his films are difficult to ingest. Greenaway is an artist turned film director. He’s never been particularly cinematically minded. His canvas through the lens of his camera […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon, Peter Greenaway, The Cook The Thief The Wife And Her Lover

Video Review – The One and Only Ivan

August 18, 2020 by EJ Moreno

The One and Only Ivan, 2020.Directed by Thea Sharrock. Starring Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Ramón Rodríguez, Ariana Greenblatt, and Bryan Cranston.Our host EJ Moreno dives into the latest film from Disney, The One and Only Ivan. From its charming story to the talented voice actors, the film is surprisingly enjoyable. In […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Angelina Jolie, Ariana Greenblatt, Bryan Cranston, Danny DeVito, Disney, Helen Mirren, Ramon Rodriguez, sam rockwell, The One and Only Ivan, Thea Sharrock

Justice is coming in trailer for Fast & Furious 9

January 31, 2020 by Amie Cranswick

The first trailer has debuted for director Justin Lin’s next instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise, F9: The Fast Saga. The movie sees Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty’s (Michelle Rodriguez) peaceful life disturbed when the crew are forced to come together to stop a world-shattering plot led by Dom’s brother Jakob (John Cena); check […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Charlize Theron, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, F9: The Fast Saga, fast & furious, Fast & Furious 9, Helen Mirren, John Cena, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

Movie Review – The Good Liar (2019)

November 13, 2019 by Robert Kojder

The Good Liar. 2019Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Jim Carter, Russell Tovey, Mark Lewis Jones, and Laurie Davidson.Synopsis:Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring […]

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Movie Review – The Good Liar (2019)

November 8, 2019 by Tom Beasley

The Good Liar, 2019.Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Jim Carter, Russell Tovey, Mark Lewis Jones, and Laurie Davidson.SYNOPSIS:A career conman ingratiates himself into the life of a wealthy widow, with the hope of stealing her life savings.The setup for The Good Liar suggests something pretty familiar. With Ian McKellen playing a […]

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Exclusive Interview – The Good Liar director Bill Condon on nasty old people and Ian McKellen dropping C-bombs

November 5, 2019 by Tom Beasley

IAN McKELLEN, director/producer BILL CONDON and HELEN MIRREN on the set of New Line Cinema’s suspense thriller "THE GOOD LIAR," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (Credit: Chiabella James)

Tom Beasley has a chat with director Bill Condon about heist thriller The Good Liar, starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren…It’s not often that cinemagoers get to see older people being genuinely horrible on the big screen. But that’s set to change with The Good Liar, in which Ian McKellen portrays a con artist attempting […]

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Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren star in new trailer for The Good Liar

October 2, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for Bill Condon’s upcoming adaptation of Nicholas Searle’s thriller novel The Good Liar which stars Ian McKellen as a con artist who finds he’s met his match when he attempts to swindle a well-to-do widow (Helen Mirren); watch it here…Career con artist Roy […]

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Movie Review – Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

August 1, 2019 by admin

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, 2019.Directed by David Leitch. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Reynolds, Rob Delaney, Eiza González, Helen Mirren, Eddie Marsan, Eliana Sua, Cliff Curtis, Stephanie Vogt, David Mumeni, Axel Nu, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, John Tui, Joshua Mauga, and Roman Reigns.SYNOPSIS:Lawman Luke Hobbs and […]

Filed Under: Martin Izzard, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Axel Nu, Cliff Curtis, David Leitch, David Mumeni, Dwayne Johnson, Eddie Marsan, Eiza Gonzalez, Eliana Sua, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Helen Mirren, Idris Elba, Jason Statham, John Tui, Joshua Mauga, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, Rob Delaney, Roman Reigns, Ryan Reynolds, Stephanie Vogt, Vanessa Kirby

Video Review – Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

July 31, 2019 by EJ Moreno

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, 2019.Directed by David Leitch. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Reynolds, Rob Delaney, Eiza González, Helen Mirren, Eddie Marsan and Roman Reigns.This week sees the release of the new Fast and Furious spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw. In the video below, Flickering Myth critic EJ […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Dwayne Johnson, Eddie Marsan, Eiza Gonzalez, Helen Mirren, Idris Elba, Jason Statham, Rob Delaney, Roman Reigns, Ryan Reynolds, Vanessa Kirby

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