Category: Features
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Nick Picks | For Your Consideration: A Memo to the Academy Awards
Let’s take a look at several potential Oscar nominees that probably won’t get recognition on Thursday, but definitely deserve to be in the race. Read More >
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David Bowie – The Man Who Fell to Earth
As the music world continues to mourn for the loss of one of its greatest ever exponents, let us reflect also on the passing of David Bowie the actor. It was never a surprise that a rock star as flamboyant, creative, innovative and physically extraordinary as Bowie would turn his talents to the big screen… Read More >
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Sicario: A Closer Look at the Award-Winning Thriller
Warning: This article contains spoilers. The land of wolves indeed, Dennis Villeneuve’s Sicario emerged last year as an understated, pitch black look at the state of America’s war on drugs. Bookmarked with beautiful aerial shots of barren landscapes accompanied by the continuous grueling boom of Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score (comparable to the nauseating musical number that… Read More >
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The Finest Hours – Featurette
A heroic action-thriller, The Finest Hours is the remarkable true story of the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. Read More >
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5 great films we’d love to see get a 2016 UK release
As the start of a brand new year is now behind us and the rest of 2016 optimistically looms ahead, we’re going to take a look at five critically-acclaimed movies that have enjoyed the touch of a cinema screen in the States, but still haven’t made their way over to the UK – and why… Read More >
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Is Joy David O. Russell’s Best Film Yet?
Films are a fickle old thing. Not to deem critical opinion redundant, of course, but movies are so subjective, dependant on the tastes and mood the reviewer is in. But it’s part of what makes this all so entertaining, the fact you can leave the cinema with your partner, and both have wildly different views… Read More >
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Nick Picks | Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens Too Retro?
Is this Star Wars movie too retro and thus too familiar? Read More >
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Every comic book movie coming in 2016 – and what to expect
As the superhero movie machine rolls steadily onward, 2016 brings with it a slew of brand new comic book films. This year, we’re spoilt for choice: not only do we get to see supervillains team up for the greater good (or evil), and stand back in awe as two iconic heroes from not just DC,… Read More >
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A look back at 2015 and ahead to the future…
2015 was a record-shattering year for cinema. What will 2016 and beyond bring? Read More >
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2015: The Year in Film
As the curtains close on 2015, all of us here at Flickreel are looking back over what was another year of cinema to cherish. Of course, the year produced its fair share of duds, but there were also a handful of indelible classics too – and it’s our job to separate the wheat from the… Read More >
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