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Casey Chong ranks George Miller’s Mad Max saga… George Miller’s works may have been diverse from horror (Twilight Zone: The Movie) to drama (Lorenzo’s Oil) and comedy (Babe: Pig in the...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/the-mad-max-movies-ranked/

After the sad news that Roger Corman has passed away, we look at his legacy and how he changed cinema… Roger Corman leaves behind an imperious résumé, with over 500 credits. Most prolific ...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/how-roger-corman-changed-cinema/

It’s time to look at five reasons why Panos Cosmatos’ next film Flesh of the Gods will be a MUST see… It’s been a long wait to see how Panos Cosmatos will follow up his cult favourite,...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/5-reasons-why-flesh-of-the-gods-will-be-the-film-to-watch-next-year/

As the actor prepares his comeback with next month’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die, EJ Moreno looks at the best Will Smith movies… From rapper to television star to Academy Award winner, a career ...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/10-essential-will-smith-movies/

EJ Moreno looks at lackluster entries from in horror… Horror fans will tell you that even movie series they find to be absolute classics will have at least one stinker. No franchise is safe ...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/the-worst-movies-from-the-best-horror-franchises/

EJ Moreno looks at the re-evaluation of the Star Wars Prequels… Re-released last Friday to celebrate its 25th anniversary and timed to May the Fourth, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Me...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/has-dave-filoni-made-the-star-wars-prequels-cool-25-years-on/

Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a defining moment in Cannon Films canon… What’s the craziest mo-fo of a film you’ve ever seen? There have been plenty of odd films. The beauty of cinema...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/lifeforce-a-film-only-cannon-could-have-made/

Tighten those neck bolts, it’s time for ten essential Frankenstein-inspired movies… Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a literary classic and one of my all-time favourite books, from an era ...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/10-essential-frankenstein-inspired-films/

15 years on from the release of the J.J. Abrams-directed reboot, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind 2009’s Star Trek… Star Trek is an IP that requires little introduction. The icon...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/j-j-abrams-star-trek-at-15-an-action-centric-reboot-with-surprising-heart-depth/

It’s time to venture back to 1984 and take a look at some great cult films you may have missed… It’s fair to say that 1984 had a stellar selection of iconic films that became part of pop...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/great-cult-films-from-1984-you-may-have-missed/

EJ Moreno gets ready for the summer movie season with some hot horror… The grills are firing up, the swimsuits are coming out, and the hot days are here. While many want to spend their days ...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/hot-days-of-horror-the-best-summer-horror-movies/

It’s time to venture back 40 years as we look at the best movies of 1984… The 80s were a glorious era for movies and music. As the years drift on, the kids born and raised in the decade su...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/10-essential-films-from-1984/

Chris Connor revisits Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as it turns 25… It might seem a stretch for some but there was a point where George Lucas’s sci-fi juggernaut Star Wars ha...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/star-wars-the-phantom-menace-at-25-still-a-franchise-low-point/

EJ Moreno looks at seven iconic extreme French films… During the 2000s, American horror fans saw a rise in extreme violence in their horror. From Hostel to Saw, it was fair to say that thing...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/essential-new-french-extremity-movies/

Hasitha Fernando delves into the story behind 1999’s The Mummy as it turns 25… The Mummy is truly something of an oddity because it cannot be pigeonholed to one particular genre per se. Th...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/the-mummy-at-25-a-rare-genre-hybrid-action-adventure-that-delivers-in-spades/

Join us for a deep dive into horror highs & lows… Franchises are critical to filmmaking, especially in horror. There have been highs and lows when a film decides to spin itself off and do mo...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/horror-sequel-highs-lows/

The Muscles from Brussels returns soon with Darkness of Man, so here’s five of his most underrated films to get you in the mood… There are two kinds of people who don’t like Jean-Claude ...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/5-underrated-jean-claude-van-damme-movies/

EJ Moreno lists some spicy love dramas following Challengers… You can’t deny how much Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers has heated the 2024 movie season with its thumping score and sexy lead...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/the-best-love-triangle-movies-to-watch-after-challengers/

Tom Jolliffe looks at ten essential British horror movies… We love a good horror film at Flickering Myth (so much so that we’re making own very own with The Baby in the Basket!). British ...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/ten-essential-british-horror-movies-you-have-to-see/

Tom Jolliffe looks back on three of Pam Grier’s iconic Blaxploitation era films, Foxy Brown, Coffy and The Big Bird Cage… Remember the theme song for The Spy Who Loved Me? Nobody does it b...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/vintage-pam-grier-coffy-foxy-brown-big-bird-cage/

It’s time to cast an eye on the Criterion Collection, a distribution company renowned for giving cult, classic and world cinema a new lease of life… Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Tor...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/essential-criterion-collection-films/

Load up for ten badass action movies you may have missed… There’s a well-worn genre that continues to attract the biggest audiences from the big screen right down to streaming. It’s acti...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/badass-action-movies-you-may-have-missed/

They’ve all been championed as some of the best of their genre but are these bloated and overlong sequels really that good? I love event cinema, especially when it’s good and in recent yea...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/three-recent-and-wildly-overrated-sequels/

EJ Moreno looks at a selection of forgotten horror films from the 1990s that are well worth a watch… We all know Scream, Candyman, and I Know What You Did Last Summer. These horror films, wh...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/forgotten-90s-horror-movies-you-have-to-see/

Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult 80s films you may have missed… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star W...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/essential-cult-80s-movies-you-may-have-missed/

Go big or go home with these ten horror movies that dial the crazy up to the max… The horror genre is experiencing a boom right now with plenty of popular films destined to be cult favourite...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/insane-horror-movies-you-need-to-see/

Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of unsettling cinema guaranteed to give you the creeps… Every film has a particular D.N.A. Within this cinematic coding it can feature elements synonymous ...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/great-movies-guaranteed-to-creep-you-out/

EJ Moreno revisits overlooked modern horror films… In the first few months of this year, there’s been more than a handful of horror films to see their release. That’s not even counting s...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/forgotten-modern-horror-classics-that-deserve-more-love/

EJ Moreno with ten essential modern horror classics… Horror has hit a different level in recent years. While the genre has always been solid, we have mainstream audiences embrace horror just...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/iconic-modern-horror-classics-you-have-to-see/

Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of essential forgotten 90s thrillers…  The 90s was a veritable treasure trove of thrillers. A decade prior, which saw a more growing fascination in the ri...

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/forgotten-90s-thrillers-you-have-to-see/