In opinions

  • A Triple Hit of Vintage Pam Grier

    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 better… Well, when it comes to being the undisputed Queen of Blaxploitation cinema, really, nobody did it better than Pam Grier. […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: A Triple Hit of Vintage Pam Grier

  • Has Dave Filoni Made the Star Wars Prequels Cool 25 Years Later?

    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 Menace impressed with an $8.1 million domestic haul during its rerelease. It’s going for about $14.5 million globally, which is pretty impressive for what […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Has Dave Filoni Made the...

  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace at 25 – Still a franchise low-point?

    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 had a 16-year big screen hiatus from 1983’s Return of the Jedi to 1999’s Phantom Menace. While we have now become […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace at 25 – Still a franchise low-point?

  • The Essential New French Extremity Movies

    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 things weren’t the cheesy fun slashers we saw decades before. But where did this start? For many film fans, we look […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: The Essential New French Extremity Movies

  • 10 Underrated Time Travel Movies from the 1980s

    Billy Oduory with ten underrated time travel movies from the 1980s… With timeless blockbusters like Back to the Future setting the highest standards for 1980s sci-fi, many great films from the decade that didn’t hit similar heights in theatres failed to receive the credit they deserved. The creativity and innovation that went into 1980s sci-fi […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: 10 Underrated Time...

  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace at 25 – Still a franchise low-point?

    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 had a 16-year big screen hiatus from 1983’s Return of the Jedi to 1999’s Phantom Menace. While we have now become […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace at 25 – Still a franchise low-point?

  • The Mummy at 25: A Rare Genre Hybrid Action-Adventure That Delivers In Spades

    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. There is action, adventure, suspense, horror, and comedy all bunched together seamlessly to give us one helluva roller coaster ride. As The […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: The Mummy at 25: A Rare Genre Hybrid...

  • Ten Essential British Horror Movies You Have To See

    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 cinema has produced many great horror films that are definitely inspiring and we’ve put together a list of essentials for you to […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Ten Essential British Horror Movies You Have To...

  • Hot Days of Horror: The Best Summer Horror Movies

    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 in the sun, some will cozy up at home in the cool A/C. We’ve cooked up a collection of […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Hot Days of Horror: The Best Summer Horror Movies

  • Horror Sequel Highs & Lows

    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 more entries, and we’ll cover them today. We don’t want to harp on the traditional excellent or lousy horror sequels […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Horror Sequel Highs & Lows

  • Brack: Trump 2.0 would go way too far if reelected

    If you want to be frightened in May more than anything you’ve ever experienced on Halloween, just read the new Time interview with former President Donald Trump. Any lover of American democracy — independent, Republican or Democrat — should be terrified. Trump 2.0 — the guy accused of dozens of felonies and currently on trial for paying hush-money to a […]

  • 5 Underrated Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies

    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 Van Damme, Crazy folk and Steven Seagal. The rest of us love to partake in a little bit of Van Dammage, […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: 5 Underrated Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies