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Netflix vs Disney+ vs HBO Max: The State of the Streaming War | Flickering Myth TV

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With Disney+ and HBO Max entering the arena in recent months and NBCUniversal’s Peacock about to launch its own challenge to the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime, it seems safe to assume that the battle to become the best streaming service will not be ending any time soon. In this episode of Flickering Myth […]

Handmade Films: A Legacy of British Cult Cinema

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at George Harrison’s production company, Handmade Films… Often dubbed the quiet one of the Beatles, George Harrison is well known for the huge cultural impact he had on music in his time with the fab four. As far as musical phenomenons go, there’s a select pantheon for the most […]

The DC TV Shows We’d Like to See | Flickering Myth TV

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We’re in somewhat of a Golden Age for DC TV at present, with the likes of The CW, DC Universe and soon HBO Max serving up a host of shows over the past few years including the likes of Arrow, Gotham, The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, Titans, Doom Patrol, Pennyworth, Batwoman, […]

Excellent Adventures with Bill & Ted

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With the third set to arrive this year, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the first two Bill & Ted films… I remember when Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure came out and took the world by storm. I first saw it on video and in the early 90’s it would be a film I’d watching at […]

The Five Best Video Game Movies Ever!

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EJ Moreno on the best video game to movie adaptations… Crafting a good video game to movie adaptation is no easy task. Countless films have tried, and many have failed to live up to hype or expectations. Even if the film is solid, this movie sub-genre rarely gets the love of its peers like comic […]

None More Nineties: Why Speed is the ultimate 90s action film

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Robb Sheppard on the ultimate 90s action movie, Speed… The 1990s witnessed a changing of the guard when it came to action movies. Speed crashed into 1994 and went from being “that bus movie” to one of the decade’s finest straight-up action films. Alongside the gloriously OTT Con Air, the far-fetched Face/Off, and Michael Bay’s […]

Fan Casting Disney’s Live-Action Hercules Remake

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EJ Moreno on his picks to play roles in Disney’s Hercules remake… Disney is moving forward with a live-action remake of its iconic 1997 animated film Hercules, with Avengers: Endgame’s Russo Brothers in the producer’s chair and Dave Callaham, the writer of the upcoming Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and […]

No Laughing! When Comedians Get Serious

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Tom Jolliffe looks at when comedic actors take on more challenging (and sometimes darker) material… When you’re a star renowned for a particular genre, it can be hard to break out of that. Over the years, many a comedy star has become synonymous with churning out an array of comedy vehicles. It’s often easier to […]