• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket

Exclusive Interview – Nanny star Anna Diop talks African folklore, working with Jordan Peele and more

November 21, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Robert Kojder chats with Nanny star Anna Diop… Writer/director Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny has been a hit on the festival circuit, winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. The drama/horror hybrid weaving together the exploitation of a Senegalese immigrant nanny at the hands of an upper-class family and African folklore continues to pop up, recently having […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Anna Diop, Jordan Peele, Nanny, Titans, Us

Oscar Worthy Performances In Iconic Horror Films

March 26, 2022 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno discusses Oscar-worthy acting performances in horror… Any film fan knows that it’s rare your personal favorite makes it to the biggest award show of the year. The Academy Awards voters are a tough crowd, especially when it comes to horror films. It feels like some major genre film is overlooked every year, and […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: Anthony Perkins, Boris Karloff, Dracula, Dwight Frye, Frankenstein, Hereditary, Jaws, jessica harper suspiria, Lupita Nyong'o, mia farrow, Nicole Kidman, Psycho, Robert Shaw, Rosemary's Baby, Shelley Duvall, The Others, The Shining, Toni Collette, Us

October Horrors 2020 – Us (2019)

October 14, 2020 by Graeme Robertson

Us, 2019. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker.   SYNOPSIS: Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their children on a vacation to their beach house hoping to enjoy some sunshine and relaxation. The family’s fun, however, is ruined by the arrival of a […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Elisabeth Moss, Evan Alex, Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Tim Heidecker, Us, Winston Duke

Six Great Performances That Should Have Been Oscar Nominated (But Weren’t)

February 9, 2020 by Graeme Robertson

Graeme Robertson with six great performances that should have been Oscar nominated but weren’t… It’s often seen as an actors dream to receive the much-coveted golden statue we know as the Oscar, with many great performances seeing their performers taking home the trophy and many more at least receiving the equally great honour of an […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Graeme Robertson, Movies Tagged With: Academy Awards, Beasts of No Nation, Destroyer, Idris Elba, Joaquin Phoenix, Lupita Nyong'o, Nicole Kidman, One Hour Photo, Phantom Thread, Robin Williams, Us, Vicky Krieps, You Were Never Really Here

Ranking 2019’s 26 Biggest Horror Movies

December 31, 2019 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno ranks 2019’s big horror releases… On the surface, it would seem that A24 and Blumhouse dominated horror this year with significant releases. But on closer inspection, 2019 has a wide variety of horror movies coming from all over the place. The genre is in such a great spot in 2019 with a little […]

Pages: 1 2 3

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: 3 From Hell, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, A24, Annabelle Comes Home, Ari Aster, Blumhouse, brightburn, Child's Play, Crawl, Doctor Sleep, Escape Room, Glass, Happy Death Day 2U, Hellboy, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, It: Chapter Two, James Wan, Jordan Peele, Ma, Midsommar, Pet Sematary 2019, Ready or Not, Rob Zombie, Robert Eggers, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Stephen King, The Banana Splits Movie, The Curse of La Llorona, The Dead Don't Die, The Lighthouse, The Prodigy, Us, velvet buzzsaw, Zombieland 2: Double Tap

Flickering Myth’s Top Ten Movies of 2019

December 31, 2019 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Pages: 1 2 3

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies Tagged With: avengers: endgame, DC, Doctor Sleep, Ford V. Ferrari, Honey Boy, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Joker, Knives Out, Little Women, Marriage Story, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Midsommar, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, spider-man: far from home, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Starfish, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, Toy Story 4, Uncut Gems, Us

This is the Year for More Horror at the Oscars

December 10, 2019 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno on seeing more horror films at the Oscars… To say the Academy Awards and horror movies have a complicated relationship would be an understatement. Throughout the storied history of the award show, the horror genre has rarely got proper recognition. That’s not saying it never happens, and I do believe some people forget […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: Academy Awards, Midsommar, Oscars, The Lighthouse, Us

Jordan Peele’s Us gets the Pop! Vinyl treatment from Funko

August 11, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Funko has unveiled a line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures for Jordan Peele’s acclaimed horror Us which includes Adelaide, Red, Abraham, Umbrae, Jason, and two variations of Pluto; check them out here… A mother (Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o from Black Panther, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and 12 Years a Slave) and a father (Winston Duke from Black Panther) take their kids […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Funko, Jordan Peele, Us

From Midsommar to Us: The 3 Big Ways that Contemporary Horror Movies Use Dance

August 3, 2019 by admin

Mary Kay McBrayer on the ways that contemporary horror movies use dance… I remember the moment I realized that dance and horror were linked. I showed my Jiddo (grandfather) a video of my favorite belly dancer. The music accompanying her was gooey and ethereal, a Middle Eastern electronica folk fusion, her makeup shimmered, her muscles […]

Pages: 1 2

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Mary Kay McBrayer, Movies Tagged With: Black Swan, climax, Midsommer, Suspiria, Us

Favourites movies of 2019 so far with film critic Amon Warmann – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #42

July 3, 2019 by Tom Beasley

On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Amon Warmann pops by to discuss some of his favourite films from the first half of 2019… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Amon […]

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Movies, The Pick of the Flicks, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Amon Warmann, avengers: endgame, fighting with my family, Flickering Myth Podcast Network, If Beale Street Could Talk, John Wick: Chapter 3, Podcast, The Favourite, the pick of the flicks, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, Us, Wild Rose

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »

Top Stories:

Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

10 Badass Action Movies You Might Have Missed

Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Review – Episodes 10-12

Movie Review – Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

Movie Review – The Ruse (2025)

The Must-See Movies of 2015

4K Ultra HD Review – Dune: Prophecy – The Complete First Season

Alien: Earth images offer first look at long-awaited FX series

STREAM FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

FEATURED POSTS:

What If? Five Marvel Movies That Were Almost Made

Batman v Superman: Revisiting the Misunderstood Masterpiece

Ranking The Police Academy Franchise From Worst to Best

PM Entertainment and the Art of Rip-offs With Razzmatazz

Our Partners

  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.


 

Flickering MythLogo Header Menu
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket