Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Seven Samurai and its influence on modern action cinema, including the film event of the year, Avengers: Endgame… When everyone in the world within 50 miles of a cinema runs off to see Avengers: Endgame (myself included), I’d like you to bare something in mind; That is a […]
Jumping the Shark on a Nuked Fridge: How Aquaman dials up the crazy to whole new levels
Tom Jolliffe looks at Aquaman, and how it dials up the crazy to whole new levels… Some films are ridiculous. Of those, some are self aware of the sheer lunacy of their concept. Some are not aware of their own ridiculousness. The self aware films can often be a little too self-aware, and then feel […]
Exclusive Interview – Gianni Capaldi discusses his latest roles
Friend of Flickering Myth Gianni Capaldi took time out of a very busy schedule to chat with us about what he’s been up to and what’s on the horizon for him… The Scottish actor has been enjoying a productive run in the past couple of years. In that time he’s picked up a couple of […]
Michael Caine and the decade of classic films, iconic characters and accompanying music
Tom Jolliffe looks at a career defining period of classic films for Michael Caine which included iconic characters, and music… Everyone even vaguely into film knows Michael Caine. He’s an icon, so identifiable by his voice and mannerisms. He’s been in the business over 60 years and has worked solidly. More recently he will be […]
Why Scott Adkins Should Be the Next Batman
Tom Jolliffe offers his thoughts on the prospect of Scott Adkins as Batman… As widely reported there was recently a leak for an audition video British martial arts action star Scott Adkins made prior to Batfleck’s casting in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Adkins addressed the issue himself. With Affleck now out the picture […]
Exclusive Interview – Charlie Steeds on being an independent horror director and producer
Tom Jolliffe invited independent filmmaker Charlie Steeds to chat with Flickering Myth and he kindly stopped by to offer his insights into indie filmmaking… Charlie Steeds came out of film school with a desire to make films, and a long standing love of horror. When his first film, Deadman Apocalypse picked up distribution he didn’t […]
A Celebration of Janus Films
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at Janus Films, the iconic distributors of arthouse and World Cinema… It’s not often we as film goers pay much focus on film distributors. We all know the biggies. Those images that precede the big tent pole blockbusters almost seep into our synapses without much notice. Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, […]
Movie Review – Tangent Room (2017)
Tangent Room, 2017. Directed by Bjorn Engstrom. Starring Lisa Bearpark, Daniel Epstein, Hakan Julander, Jennifer Lila, and Vee Vimolmal. SYNOPSIS: Trapped in a mysterious room with no escape, four brilliant minds race against time to prevent a cosmic collapse of the universe. They must learn to work together and solve the puzzle before it’s too late. One […]
The Problem With Streaming Monopolies
Tom Jolliffe looks at Amazon and Netflix, as physical media slowly dies out with every increase in their market share… A lot has been said recently about Netflix’s huge push in 2019 with original content. It’s not necessarily true to say people have been banging their door down demanding they create this original content (or […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Alfonso Cuaron
In our latest director beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks at Alfonso Cuaron… Alfonso Cuaron may be a director you’re familiar with. He’s on something of a high right now having attained at hat-full of Oscar nominations for his latest film Roma. One of the Mexican masters (alongside Guillermo del Toro who took the Oscars by storm […]
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