Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at several of last year’s films overlooked by the major award ceremonies…. As we find ourselves almost half way between the last Oscars and the next, with some uncertainty about just what we’ll see at the 2021 Academy Awards (after months of delayed films and closed cinemas), seems like […]
Now Is The Time for Indie Films To Strike
Tom Jolliffe looks at a pre-Covid rise in popularity for independent films, and a big upcoming push for content going forward… Slowly but surely, changes were afoot this time last year. It had been a progressive rise for a few years. Cinema was still monopolised by the mega budget blockbusters. In particular, Disney and every […]
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 […]
When the Big Screen Experience is Unforgettable
Tom Jolliffe looks back on his treasured big screen memories, and why seeing unforgettable films in a cinema will always be the ultimate experience… There was a horrible feeling for cinema fans last year, which was perpetual until a few months ago. Cinema chains were struggling to stay open, and not just because of forced […]
Adam Sandler set to team up with the Safdie Brothers on new project
Following the critical and commercial success of the Safdie Brothers Adam Sandler led thriller Uncut Gems, fans will be excited to hear they are set to collaborate once again. Details are as sketchy as Sandler’s Uncut Gems character Howard Ratner, but IndieWire’s Eric Kohn revealed in an article about collaborations between upcoming talent and major […]
Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2019
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 […]
Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)
Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and […]
Video Review – Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, and Eric Bogosian. In this video review, EJ dives into Uncut Gems. Join him as he breaks down the latest from the Safdie Brothers and A24. EJ talks about admiring Adam Sandler’s performance, but not […]
First trailer for the Safdie brothers’ Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler
A24 has debuted the first poster and trailer for Josh & Benny Safdie’s (Good Time) upcoming crime thriller Uncut Gems which stars Adam Sandler as a jeweller who makes a series of high-stakes bets in hope they could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, to pay off his debts. Joining Sandler in the cast […]
Guardians of the Galaxy’s Pom Klementieff joins Uncut Gems
Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Infinity War star Pom Klementieff has signed on to star alongside Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems, the new film from Benny and Josh Safdie, directors of 2017’s acclaimed crime film Good Time. Uncut Gems has been written by the Safdie brothers and their Good Time collaborator Ronald Bronstein, and […]
