Tom Jolliffe looks back at 20 great performances from the past decade… There have been plenty of legendary performances through the years. Some gain the greatest of acclaim from the off, culminating in Oscar glory. Others hit below the radar, or don’t get the marketing push required for an Oscar run. Award season is in […]
Exclusive Interview – Corsage director Marie Kreutzer
Ahead of its wide release this month, Flickering Myth’s Chris Connor had the privilege of speaking with Corsage director Marie Kreutzer about her influences, working with Vicky Krieps, and what she hopes audiences take out of her film as opposed to previous takes on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. When did you first […]
Joker was the UK’s most complained about film of 2019
Last year’s Joker movie proved to be an enormous success with audiences, the Joaquin Phoenix-headlined DC film becoming the highest-grossing R-rated release of all time with $1.074 billion at the box office, as well as bagging a host of awards including the Best Actor Oscar for Phoenix’s portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime. However, […]
Best Films of 2019 with film critic Clarisse Loughrey | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #61
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, it’s something a little different as film critic Clarisse Loughrey joins us to round up the best movies of 2019… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, it’s the […]
The Art of the Visually Striking Film
Tom Jolliffe looks at the art of making visually beautiful films… Cinema is a visual medium. A way to tell stories through a combination of visuals and sound, through script and direction, and the manipulation of the editing. Some films are emotionally crushing, involving, gripping. Some are audio-visual sensory overloads. Directors can opt for a […]
Favourites movies of 2019 so far with film critic Amon Warmann – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #42
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Amon Warmann pops by to discuss some of his favourite films from the first half of 2019… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Amon […]
Ranking 2019’s Best Picture Nominees
Liam Hoofe ranks this year’s Best Picture nominees… The 91st annual Academy Awards ceremony is set to take place this Sunday night and yet again, it’s been quite a wild ride for The Academy in the build-up to the ceremony this year. Not only have they had to contend with losing the show’s originally planned […]
Road to the Oscars 2019 – Can The Favourite win Best Picture?
In the week before the 91st Academy Awards are handed out, Tom Beasley takes a look at each Best Picture nominee and its chances of Oscars victory. Next, after a terrific night at the BAFTAs, The Favourite is bringing a touch of royal anarchy to the Dolby Theater… In the midst of an awards season […]
BAFTAs 2019: Roma won the top prize, but Olivia Colman won our hearts
Tom Beasley was at the glamorous BAFTAs ceremony last night on behalf of Flickering Myth. Here, he shares his take on the evening, the awards and that excruciating opening monologue… There were a lot of winners at the BAFTAs last night. Rami Malek cemented himself as the Best Actor frontrunner for the Oscars, The Favourite […]
Oscars 2019: Predicting the nominations in the main categories
Tom Beasley has a shot at predicting which films will make their way on to the Academy’s shortlists in the main Oscars 2019 categories… Last year, I tried to predict the nominees in all of the main Oscar categories. There were some shortlists I got almost bang on, but others for which I was way […]
