The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Robert D. Spake with Love Actually… It’s been a tradition for a number of years now that I watch Love, Actually every Christmas Eve. It’s not just a film about Christmas, but about love as well, and […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Matt Smith with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang… Hi, you there, the one reading the review. Just a quick note, not that you need it, you’re probably a smart, independent person; probably have a job, a car. Maybe […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Rocky IV
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Tom Jolliffe with Rocky IV…. When considering my favourite Christmas film, my thoughts weren’t first cast to movies about Santa, or Christmas spirit, or a kid left alone by unfit parents to protect the house against Joe […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Matt Spencer-Skeen with The Muppet Christmas Carol…. The Muppets were not massively prominent throughout my childhood. As someone who was born in 1990 there were other characters that had more films released and had more screen time […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Home Alone
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Luke Owen with Home Alone…. “I made my family disappear.” And with that, a Christmas classic (and a young star) was born. There are a lot of titles that get bounded around during the festive period on […]
Movie Review – The Butler (2013)
The Butler, 2013. Directed by Lee Daniels. Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, Mariah Carey, Alex Pettyfer, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Liev Schrieber, Minka Kelly, Robin Williams, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Clarence Williams III and Isaac White. SYNOPSIS: As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Die Hard
The Flickering Myth writing team count down to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Helen Murdoch with Die Hard… Over the Christmas periods our TVs are dominated by every type of film under the sun. From the epics such as The Great Escape, Titanic and The Sound of Music through to […]
Movie Review – Homefront (2013)
Homefront, 2013. Directed by Gary Fleder. Starring Jason Statham, James Franco, Rachelle Lefevre, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Clancy Brown, and Frank Grillo. SYNOPSIS: A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord. Right, I’m just going to put this out there: Jason Statham is […]
DVD Review – Curse of Chucky (2013)
Curse of Chucky, 2013. Written and directed by Don Mancini. Starring Fiona Dourif, Danielle Bisutti, Brennan Elliot, Summer H. Howell, and A Martinez and featuring the voice talents of Brad Dourif. SYNOPSIS: After her mother’s mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be […]
Movie Review – Gravity (2013)
Gravity, 2013. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. SYNOPSIS: A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. When the trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity hit the Internet earlier this year, it sparked a huge amount of interest from movie goers […]
