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How Will Quentin Tarantino Bow Out?

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After scrapping his planned final film The Movie Critic, Quentin Tarantino needs a new project for his tenth and final film… Quentin Tarantino needs no introduction. To even casual moviegoers, his name carries the kind of weight that few directors have managed in modern cinema. Whether you think he’s a cinematic deity, or vastly overrated, […]

Cannon’s Avengers: What If… Cannon Films Did the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

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Here in the Flickering Myth multiverse, we look at how a Cannon-produced Avengers epic may have been cast… The Marvel Cinematic Universe enjoyed an unprecedented run of success after Robert Downey Jr kicked off a major era in movies back with 2008’s Iron Man. Some might not have enjoyed the all-powerful grip that the MCU […]

The 10 Best Villains in Sylvester Stallone Movies

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Every hero needs a formidable villain and action titan Sylvester Stallone has faced plenty. We look at the ten best villains in Stallone movies… Most action films live or die on the strength of the villain. An underwhelming villain can kill a film, especially if the hero isn’t all that interesting. We’ve taken a look […]

The Essential One Man Army Action Movies

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We take a deep dive into the explosive brilliance of the one-man army action movie with ten essentials you have to see… The 1980s were a glorious time for action cinema. They took all the tropes of the Western with near indestructible and stoic heroes taking on hordes of bad guys. They moved completely away […]

The Long Good Friday: Still the Definitive British Gangster Film

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With Easter upon us, Tom Jolliffe looks back at The Long Good Friday… The season of Chocolate eggs is upon us, and whilst anyone pondering seasonal viewings tied to the Easter may be looking at Faith-based cinema, there’s also another film that is intrinsically tied to Easter… The Long Good Friday. Coming at a transitional […]

Studios defiantly stick to reboots and sequels but are we bored yet?

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It seems every day a new reboot or sequel is given the green light or drops on the big screen and the streamers. How badly do audiences really want them? In the space of a few weeks, we’ve had Dune 2, a new Ghostbusters film, a Road House reboot, a Beetlejuice sequel teaser, a Happy […]

10 Essential Films From 2004

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It’s time to venture back in time some twenty years as we feast on ten essential films from 2004… We’ve looked back at 1974, 1984 and 1994 to pick out some essentials from those years, as well as shock ourselves at just how long ago those years were. 2004 might seem like only yesterday, but […]

The 10 Best Villains in Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of cinema’s greatest action heroes and he’s come up against some great villains. Here’s the 10 best! Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the defining heroes of the 1980s and early 90s, ruling the action genre alongside Sylvester Stallone and making up one-half of an iconic cinematic rivalry. When you look through […]

The Return of the Moderate Budget Action Movie?

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Could 2024 bring about a surge in moderately budgeted big-screen action movies?  It’s been a talking point for some years now. The big studios, particularly Disney and their innumerable arms, have been preoccupied with huge blockbusters as well as gargantuan budget shows. The low-budget indie films up to about ten million bucks make up a […]

10 Stunning Performances Outrageously Snubbed by the Oscars

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It’s the Oscars, so it’s time to look at ten stunning performances the Academy outrageously snubbed… Oscar season is an exciting time of the year. It’s fair to say that every year, for one reason or another, contentious decisions are made as well as glaring omissions. The desperation from some actors to snag an Oscar […]