Warriors, 2015. Directed by Barney Douglas Starring Sonyanga Ole Ngai, Jonathan Nissan Meshami, Aliya Bauer, The Elders. SYNOPSIS: In a remote region of Nigeria, the Maasai Cricket team take their skills to England’s Last Man Stands World Championship to raise awareness of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) in their male dominated society. Documentary filmmaker Barney Douglas’ […]
Movie Review – Rams (2015)
Rams, 2015. Directed by Grímur Hákonarson. Starring Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving, Jon Benonysson, Gunnar Jónsson, Þorleifur Einarsson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson and Rundur Ragnarsson. SYNOPSIS: In a remote Icelandic farming valley, brothers Gummi and Kiddi, who haven’t spoken to each other in over 40 years, come together to protect their sheep from an […]
Second Opinion – Room (2015)
Room, 2015. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson Starring Joan Allen, Cas Anvar, Sean Bridgers, Brie Larson, William H. Macy, Tom McCamus and Jacob Trembley SYNOPSIS Spirited 5-year-old Jack and his devoted Ma escape from their squalid windowless room, and Jack, for the first time in his life, sees the outside world. Coming from the well appraised […]
Movie Review – The Hallow (2015)
The Hallow,2015. Directed by Corin Hardy. Starring Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: Ignoring the Irish local’s warnings, a British conservationist’s family are attacked by demonic creatures that lurk in the darkened forest. Corin Hardy’s debut looks to strongly subvert the current modern horror trend. The familiar narrative tropes of scientific […]
DVD Review – LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!, 2015 Directed by Rick Morales Featuring the voice talents of Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, John DiMaggio, Grey Griffin, Mark Hamill, Nolan North, Josh Keaton, Khary Payton, Cree Summer, Kevin Michael Richardson, James Arnold Taylor, Tony Todd. SYNPOSIS: The newly formed Justice League, with […]
Movie Review – Black or White (2014)
Black or White, 2014. Directed by Mike Binder Starring Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Billy Burr, Gillian Jacobs, Anthony Mackie, Andre Holland, Mpho Koaho SYNOPSIS Grieving widow fights for custody over his biracial granddaughter; in the midst are issues of race, class, and addiction. Mike Binder is not afraid to deploy sensationalism for narrative purposes. One of […]
Movie Review – Life (2015)
Life, 2015. Directed by Anton Corbijn. Starring Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley, Joel Edgerton and Alessandra Mastronardi. SYNOPSIS: Photographer Dennis Stock pursues James Dean for an open spread photo essay for LIFE magazine leading up to the actor’s premiere East of Eden. In 2007 Anton Corbijn’s Control focused on the young troubled life of […]
Is 2015 a Pivotal Year for Music Films?
Matthew Lee on whether 2015 is a pivotal year for music films… Confession time: I have not seen Love & Mercy. However, from the critics here at Flickering Myth, it would appear that music fans will definitely appreciate this biopic of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson. I shall instead focus on the other music films […]
Overlooked Summer Gems of 2015
Matthew Lee on the overlooked summer gems of 2015… As the summer season officially draws to a close, which, for most studios, means an end to the blockbuster bonanza (though, once again, Warner Bros. are going against the grain as they release Pan in October. Didn’t Jupiter Ascending’s reception teach them anything?). During this cluster […]
Looking Back on the Summer Blockbusters of 2015
Matthew Lee takes a look back at the summer blockbusters of 2015… Last year, Forbes reported that last summer’s box office was down by a whopping $1.223 billion. Hollywood executives were undoubtedly shitting themselves. This was significantly more problematic considering last year’s summer held a number great critical surprises; Guardians of the Galaxy was a […]
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