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Movie Review – The Current War (2019)

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The Current War, 2019 Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Tuppence Middleton, Stanley Townsend, Damien Molony, Conor MacNeill, Celyn Jones, Craig Roberts, Harry Melling, Colin Stinton, Oliver Powell, John Schwab, Abigail Johns, and Tom Bell SYNOPSIS: The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between […]

Nicholas Hoult is warned of danger in the trenches in exclusive Tolkien deleted scene

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The J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Tolkien arrives on Digital Download on August 26th and on Blu-ray and DVD on September 9th, starring Nicholas Hoult as the legendary author, and ahead of its release we’ve got an exclusive deleted scene from the movie which sees the future creator of The Lord of the Rings warned of impending danger […]

Movie Review – The Current War (2017)

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The Current War, 2017. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston and Tuppence Middleton. SYNOPSIS: As the possibility of electric lighting in the home becomes a real thing, warring entrepreneurs Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battle to become the leading provider of electricity in the USA and, […]

The Current War clip sees Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla

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In celebration of the anniversary of Nikola Tesla’s birth on 10th July 1856, a clip has arrived online for the biographical historical drama The Current War which sees Tesla (Nicholas Hoult) confronting Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) over a mistake he feels he is making with his invention; watch it here… SEE ALSO: The Current War […]

Plans for an abandoned X-Men Beast spin-off movie revealed

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With the final instalment of the X-Men franchise currently breaking the wrong kind of box-office records – X-Men: Dark Phoenix is reportedly on course to suffer a whopping -73% decline in its sophomore frame at the domestic box-office – plans for a Nicholas Hoult-headlined Beast spin-off movie have been revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. According to […]

The Current War trailer pits Benedict Cumberbatch against Michael Shannon

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101 Studios has released a trailer for the upcoming biographical historical drama The Current War. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon as rival industrialists Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, alongside a cast that also includes Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen, and Nicholas Hoult; watch it here… […]

New poster for The Current War starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon

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A new poster has been revealed for the long-awaited historical drama The Current War featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Nicholas Hoult, and Katherine Waterston; take a look here… THE CURRENT WAR is the epic story of the cutthroat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age over whose electrical system […]

Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if […]

Video Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. This week sees the release of the latest and seemingly final X-Men film from Fox, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. In the video below, Flickering Myth critic EJ […]

Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters and Alexandra Shipp. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey grapples with her identity, and her relationship with the X-Men, as she struggles to harness the Phoenix force within her. As the […]