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4 Upcoming Non-Blockbuster Films That Deserve Your Excitement

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Samuel Brace with four upcoming non-blockbuster films that deserve your excitement… It’s particularly easy in this business to merely focus on the high profile movies that will make serious dents at the box office, or that will reap the most plaudits come awards season, but to limit one’s attention to only these categories is a […]

Watch a Film You Know Nothing About

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Tom Jolliffe on watching a film you have no prior knowledge of… To a certain generation, who have grown up entirely with internet access, their movie going existence is likely to be 99% based on pre-ordained knowledge of what they’re going to the multiplex to see, or putting into the Blu-ray player/streaming. If you watch […]

Bruce Willis: A Career

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Looking back on the career of Bruce Willis… On 6th April, Bruce Willis will star in the new action-packed crime drama Death Wish directed by famed horror filmmaker Eli Roth. Following an attack on his wife and daughter, Paul Kersey (Willis) dedicates himself to seeking justice for his family and also avenges other innocent victims […]

The Biggest Oscar Snubs

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Henry Bevan on the biggest Oscar snubs… You can never escape the Oscars. Even once the winner has been crowned, publications start talking about the next crop of hopefuls. There have already been vague articles on this already and people are already talking about Black Panther’s chances at becoming the first superhero movie to get […]

When Will Women Start Getting Decent Film Roles?

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Neil Calloway wonders why more actresses don’t retire… Given that she hasn’t appeared in a film since 2014’s Annie, you shouldn’t really be surprised that Cameron Diaz has confirmed her retirement from acting. To be honest, I’m surprised more women in film don’t do the same; the fact is, the roles just aren’t out there […]

The Problem With East Asian Action Cinema Today

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at recent trends in East Asian Action Cinema… I’ve seen a lot of action films in my time. From all over the world. From the biggest blockbusters, to the straight to VHS specials that used to regularly populate your nearest video store. Whether it was the latest mega budget Schwarzenegger […]

The Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2019

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EJ Moreno on 2019’s most anticipated horror movies… In the past few years, the horror genre slowly pushed its way back into the mainstream. While superhero films still dominate the box-office, there are quite a few horror films that make a big splash with audiences. The first chapter in the new It franchise brought home over […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team react to the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer… Marvel Studios whipped fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a frenzy yesterday with the release of a brand new trailer for April’s superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. The culmination of the first ten years of the MCU, the film pits Earth’s […]

The Making of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – An Oral History

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Luke Owen interviews the people behind 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider… These interviews are taken from Lights, Camera, GAME OVER!: How Video Game Movies Get Made – available now from all good book sellers. By the end of the 1990s, the idea of turning a video game into a movie wasn’t high on the list […]