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Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2019

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The Flickering Myth writing team present our top ten movies of 2019… 2019. A year that has seen Disney dominating the multiplexes, the Mouse House setting records left, right and centre (not least Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame, which dethroned 2009’s Avatar to become the highest-grossing film of all-time). It’s seen legendary filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese […]

Netflix reveals the 10 most popular films and TV series streamed in the UK in 2019

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Tis the season for Top Top lists to dominate social media streams and news stories, and getting in on the annual countdown craze are streaming giants Netflix, who have revealed the 10 most popular films to be streamed on UK accounts this year. As reported by Deadline, it’s important to remember that Netflix measures the […]

Celebrating the Most Memorable On-Screen Friendships in 2019 Movies

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As we each begin to take stock of 2019 and count our blessings over the festive period, George Nash takes time to celebrate the great movie friendships that have graced our cinema screens over the past twelve months… With the festivities sweeping us up on a wave of shameless consumer indulgence, seasonal knitwear and figuring […]

Scorsese’s The Irishman scores over 26 million views in its first week

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It may have been a risky proposition with a budget reportedly in excess of $175 million, but Netflix’s gamble on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman certainly seems to have paid off with near-unanimous praise from critics, and plenty of awards buzz including five nominations at the Golden Globes. The Irishman also appears to have been a […]

How the woke self-righteous ‘protectors’ Anna Paquin never asked for undermine her performance in The Irishman

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the controversy surrounding Anna Paquin’s role in The Irishman… As we sit here in an age where voicing an opinion is so simple, we have also witnessed the rise in the self-righteous keyboard warrior, who stands heroically in front of the oppressed (even if said oppressed never asked for it). In […]

Movie Review – The Irishman (2019)

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The Irishman. 2019 Directed by Martin Scorsese Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Stephen Graham, Kathrine Narducci, J.C. MacKenzie, Craig Vincent, Anna Paquin, Gary Basaraba, Jesse Plemons, Jack Huston, Domenick Lombardozzi, India Ennenga, Joseph Russo, John Cenatiempo, Larry Romano, Sebastian Maniscalco, Rebecca Faulkenberry, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jeremy Luke, Natasha Romanova, […]

Fantastic Four director Josh Trank takes Martin Scorsese’s side in Marvel debate and then quits Twitter

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Josh Trank, the director of Fantastic Four, has taken Martin Scorsese’s side in the Marvel debate. Martin Scorsese’s Marvel comments continue to cause debate among film fans and now director Josh Trank has entered the conversation. Trank has been in the news recently for a harsh but honest review of his disappointing Fantastic Four movie. It […]

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman gets a final trailer

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With just a week to go until The Irishman arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released the final trailer for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming mob epic which you can watch below… SEE ALSO: Al Pacino and Stephen Graham butt heads in clip from The Irishman Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in […]

Movie Review – The Irishman (2019)

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The Irishman, 2019. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Graham, Anna Paquin, Sebastian Maniscalco, Jim Norton and Jack Huston. SYNOPSIS: A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa. The Irishman is a rare gem – […]

Can we please stop the de-aging and CGI resurrection fascination?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the current fascination with de-aging and digital resurrections… There have been plenty of annoying movie trends in Hollywood over the years. They tend to come and go. 3D was a novelty that didn’t quite work in the 80’s, which was more recently revolutionised by James Cameron (after another brief period of […]