Category: Features
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The case for Get Out, Best Picture
All good films are empathy machines. Most of the films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards are great films primarily because we feel this empathy with the heroes. But no film does this in a more radical, exciting or significant way as Get Out. It’s the best film of the year. Read More >
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Why is Halloween III gaining a cult following?
After years of being considered the black sheep of the franchise, Halloween III has gained a cult following as of late. Read More >
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mother!, what was that all about?
Flickreel tries to figure out what exactly Darren Aronofsky’s mother! was all about. Read More >
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A Bigger Splash – Discover The Island Featurette
Rock legend Marianne Lane is recuperating on the volcanic island of Pantelleria with her partner Paul when iconoclast record producer and old flame Harry unexpectedly arrives with his daughter Penelope and interrupts their holiday, bringing with him an A-bomb blast of nostalgia from which there can be no rescue. Read More >
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Where is The Leftovers headed now?
*Spoiler warning, do not read if you haven’t watched Season 2: Episode 7 – “A Most Powerful Adversary.”* It’s been a hard road for Kevin Garvey; the dark, possibly psychotic main character of HBO’s The Leftovers. In last week’s episode, “A Most Powerful Adversary”, Kevin (Justin Theroux) began the day handcuffed to his bed. A… Read More >
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The Master of the Light: Andrew Lesnie’s greatest moments
Following his death, there’s been an outpouring of love for cinematographer Andrew Lesnie’s work from film fans all over the world. Best known as the man who shot Middle-Earth, he worked with Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings films (and the latest Hobbit trilogy to boot); but apart from giving New Zealand’s tourism… Read More >
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Interstellar building a black hole
With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history: traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars. Read More >
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Flickreel’s 2014 Oscar Predictions
It’s that time of year again to celebrate the very best of the past year in film, with the prestigious 86th Academy Awards soon to be upon us. As we all prepare to settle in for the night, and ridicule the red carpet coverage and then open up the dolly mixture and marvel in the… Read More >
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