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Extreme Cinema – Rape Squad

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Rape Squad, 1974. Directed by Bob Kelljan. Starring Jo Ann Harris, Peter Brown, and Jennifer Lee. SYNOPSIS: A group of rape victims form a squad in an attempt to find their attacker and deter other rapists. With a title that practically screams for attention, it is perhaps surprising that Rape Squad has been somewhat overlooked […]

Christopher Nolan: The Man, The Myth, The Overhyped? | Flickering Myth TV

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With his latest film Tenet on course to open in cinemas this July, EJ Moreno and Allen Christian take a deep dive into the career and aura of acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan. EJ finds the director somewhat overrated, while Allen maintains he’s a big fan; check out the conversation here, and be sure to let […]

Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Villains

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Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond villains… The James Bond series in both book and film introduced villains that would become household names and echo through popular culture decades later. The villains of the Bond universe are unlike anyone audiences have seen or read about before. They have evil plans that are bafflingly […]

HBO Max Day One Review | Flickering Myth TV

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EJ Moreno and Allen Christian on HBO Max’s Day One launch… The launch of the WarnerMedia streaming service is HBO MAX here, and we have all the day one impressions. Join our host EJ Moreno as he’s joined by Flickering Myth podcast host Allen Chrisitan in an honest discussion on the app and what the […]

The overwhelming overreaction to Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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Anghus Houvouras on Zack Snyder’s Justice League… Pigs are flying. Hell has frozen over. Dogs and cats living together…. MASS HYSTERIA. Zack Snyder’s Justice League is actually going to happen. The legendary ‘Snyder Cut‘ will be released in 2021 courtesy of HBO Max. Once thought to be nothing more than a fever dream fuelled by […]

Extreme Cinema – Deadgirl

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Deadgirl, 2008. Directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel. Starring Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan and Candice Accola. SYNOPSIS: Two high school boys bunk off school to go drink beers in the local abandoned insane asylum – what could possibly go wrong? How about discovering a bound and gagged naked (un)dead woman… Rickie and JT are […]

The Legacy of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 40 Years Later

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Ricky Church on the legacy of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back… When Star Wars was released in the summer of 1977, it changed the face of cinema as audiences knew it with George Lucas’ sci-fi take on the fantasy genre, its imaginative world and brand new special effects. The film went on to […]

Sorry Tarantino, Netflix’s Hollywood Is How You Do Revisionist History

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EJ Moreno on Netflix’s Hollywood and how to correctly rewrite cinematic history… BEWARE: Spoilers for Hollywood follow. For our spoiler free thoughts, watch the video review here… If you had the chance to go back in time and change the world to your vision, would you? That’s the question Ryan Murphy and company asked themselves […]

Kingdom of Heaven at 15: Mediocre historical epic or compelling 21st Century comment?

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With Kingdom of Heaven turning 15 this week, George Nash looks at how Ridley Scott’s underrated epic remains an important examination of 21st Century religious and international relations… Like the plight of Jerusalem’s dwindling forces as they struggle to hold off a 200,000-strong Muslim army during the film’s final third, Kingdom of Heaven was fighting […]