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Movie Review – Gone In the Night (2022)

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Gone In the Night, 2022. Directed by Eli Horowitz. Starring Winona Ryder, Dermot Mulroney, Brianne Tju, John Gallagher Jr., and Owen Teague. SYNOPSIS: Upon arriving at a remote cabin in the redwoods, Kath and her boyfriend find a mysterious younger couple already there — the rental has apparently been double-booked. With nowhere else to go, […]

Movie Review – The Cellar (2022)

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The Cellar, 2022. Written and Directed by Brendan Muldowney. Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Eoin Macken, Abby Fitz, Dylan Fitzmaurice-Brady, Aaron Monaghan, Tara Lee, and Andrew Bennett. SYNOPSIS: Keira Woods’ daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house. She soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have […]

Sundance London 2022: The Top 5 Films From the Festival

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Tom Beasley on the top films from Sundance London 2022… Another edition of the Sundance London Film Festival is in the books, with more than a dozen films from the Utah-based fest’s catalogue screened to press and the public in the British capital. We spent several days cramming in as many of the festival’s offerings […]

Movie Review – The Phantom of the Open (2021)

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The Phantom of the Open, 2021. Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones, and Johann Myers. SYNOPSIS: Down on his luck Maurice Flitcroft from Barrow In Furness finds his job at the shipyard in jeopardy and decides to try his hand at […]

Movie Review – Emergency (2022)

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Emergency, 2022. Directed by Carey Williams. Starring Donald Elise Watkins, RJ Cyler, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter, Maddie Nichols, Madison Thompson, Diego Abraham, and Melanie Jeffcoat, Gillian Rabin, Summer Madison, and Patrick Lamont Jr. SYNOPSIS: Ready for a night of legendary partying, three college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when […]

9th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival Preview: Premieres of Cha Cha Real Smooth and I Love My Dad, Cooper Raiff, Patton Oswalt and more set to attend

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Robert Kojder looks ahead to the Chicago Critics Film Festival… While Flickering Myth is predominately a UK-based website (although our American readership may have eclipsed that base now), I would be remiss not to draw attention to another year of the Chicago Critics Film Festival. For full disclosure, yes, I am a member of the […]

Movie Review – Dual (2022)

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Dual, 2022. Written and Directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Katariina Havukainen, Maija Paunio, Kris Gummerus, Andrei Alén, Sanna-June Hyde, and Donat Balaj. SYNOPSIS: A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading […]

Movie Review – All My Friends Hate Me (2021)

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All My Friends Hate Me, 2021. Directed by Andrew Gaynord. Starring Nia Roberts, Annes Elwy, Julian Lewis Jones, Sion Alun Davies, Steffan Cennydd, Rhodri Meilir, Charly Clive and Lisa Palfrey. SYNOPSIS: Reconnecting with his university friends after years working with refugees, a young man becomes increasingly sure that something is amiss with the group of […]

Movie Review – Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)

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Broadcast Signal Intrusion, 2021. Directed by Jacob Gentry. Starring Harry Shum Jr., Kelley Mack, Chris Sullivan, James Swanton, Justin Welborn, Madrid St. Angelo, Jennifer Jelsema, Arif Yampolsky, Michael B. Woods, and Steve Pringle. SYNOPSIS: In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark […]

Movie Review – The Unknown Country (2022)

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The Unknown Country, 2022. Written and Directed by Morrisa Maltz. Starring Lily Gladstone, Raymond Lee, Richard Ray Whitman, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Devin Shangreaux, Jasmine “Jazzy” Bearkiller Shangreaux, Pam Richter, Dale Leander Toller, Florence R. Perrin, and Scott Stamper. SYNOPSIS: A grieving woman embarks on an unexpected road trip from the Midwest toward the Texas-Mexico border […]