As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 90s classic action blockbuster Speed… Often touted as one of the greatest action flicks of the 1990s, Speed was responsible for cementing Keanu Reeves’ reputation as a bona fide action star and launching Sandra Bullock career into the proverbial stratosphere. And […]
10 Essential Films From 1994
It’s time to go back 30 years to look at 10 essential movies from 1994… If you’re my age then 1994 feels like it was about 10 years ago. Sadly, it was actually 30 years ago and the cinematic offerings of the year were hugely impressive. Whether it was ruminations on life being like a […]
Ten Action Sequels The World Needs To See
Originality be damned in Hollywood, it’s time to look at some action sequels the world needs… Recently it was announced that Sly Stallone would be donning his climbing gear and hitting the mountains for a Cliffhanger sequel. That sent the Flickering Myth office into a frenzy of ideas… actually, it was just me in a […]
The Essential 90s Action Movies
Following our deep dive into 1980s action cinema, lock and load for our list of essential 1990s action movies… The 1990s brought about a shift in the action genre. As the decade progressed there seemed to be shift from the 80s icons into the likes of Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeves becoming action stars. Likewise […]
Keanu Reeves open to Speed return, calls revisiting characters “a special thing”
Keanu Reeves is no stranger to returning to roles. In 2020, the actor returned to his role as Ted Logan in Bill & Ted Face the Music and played Neo for The Matrix Resurrections in 2021. Now, he’s currently wrapping up his John Wick saga with an epic fourth entry. Being able to return to a […]
Speed director Jan de Bont on whether there will be a third instalment
Jan de Bont, who directed both 1994’s Speed and its 1997 sequel Speed 2: Cruise Control, has addressed the possibility of a third instalment in the action franchise. In an interview with Collider, de Bont revealed that while he is not a huge fan of sequels, there is a slight chance that Speed 3 could happen in the future […]
None More Nineties: Why Speed is the ultimate 90s action film
Robb Sheppard on the ultimate 90s action movie, Speed… The 1990s witnessed a changing of the guard when it came to action movies. Speed crashed into 1994 and went from being “that bus movie” to one of the decade’s finest straight-up action films. Alongside the gloriously OTT Con Air, the far-fetched Face/Off, and Michael Bay’s […]
The Merc with a Mouth photobombs Fox Blu-ray covers to celebrate Deadpool 2 release
In celebration of the release of Deadpool 2, Walmart is offering an exclusive line of limited edition Blu-rays with their covers “photobombed” by the Merc with a Mouth. On offer are sixteen different Fox titles in Logan, My Cousin Vinny, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Edward Scissorhands, War for the Planet of the Apes, […]
Keanu Reeves: The King of Action!
Tom Jolliffe on Keanu Reeves, the king of action… With John Wick: Chapter 2 in cinemas now, it seems a good time to take a look back over Keanu Reeves’ forays into the action genre. Over the years Reeves has dipped his toes into just about every genre. He broke out of course in comedy, […]
