Category: Features
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Our Writers Weigh In With Their Opinions
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been in theatres for almost a fortnight now, and all of our writers here at Flickreel have now had a chance to see the movie. So without further ado, here is a roundup of all of our opinions on the movie. Read More >
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Flickreel’s Top 10 Films of 2015
As 2015 draws to a close, let’s look back on the year that was: a new benchmark for event cinema was set (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), the unlikeliest underdogs became potential awards contenders (Mad Max: Fury Road), and some incredible dramas and documentaries sneaked in to become some of the best cinema of recent… Read More >
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The King of Controversy: Ranking the Films of Quentin Tarantino
With the release of Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film, The Hateful Eight, we’re witnessing the filmmaker at the most masterful point in his career. He’s tackled several genres, caused insane amounts of controversy, and redefined independent cinema back in the early 1990s. Now, lets see how his latest three-hour Western ranks among his earlier films. Read More >
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Nick Picks | Will a Star Wars Movie Ever Win Best Picture at the Oscars?
With The Force Awakens, there seems to literally be a new hope for Star Wars at the Oscars. Read More >
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Is it Even Possible for a Star Wars Movie to Fail?
With the intense popularity and fandom surrounding the Star Wars franchise, we’re considering, is it even possible for a Star Wars movie to fail? Read More >
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Top 5 Actors to Have Played Santa Claus
Our list of the top five actors to have played Santa Claus. Read More >
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The Movie, The Music | December 2015
The Movie, The Music is a feature where we compile the best tracks from recent movies, trailers, and TV for your aural enjoyment. It’s not just about what you see; it’s about what you hear. In this edition of The Movie, The Music, we take a dive into the heart of Star Wars, revisit modern classic… Read More >
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The First Peanuts Movie, 65 Years After Conception – Why Do We Still Love Snoopy and Charlie Brown?
Charles M. Schulz first created Snoopy and Charlie Brown in 1950 – chronicling the adventures (or lack of) between a young boy and his loyal pet dog. It begun life as a syndicated daily comic strip, gathering a loyal following that extended across 75 countries – with a readership of 355 million. It was a… Read More >
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The Green-Light | In Eternal Defence of the Ewoks
Welcome to The Green-Light, a column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. I love the Ewoks. Always have, always will. Yet some of you hate them. Well, that’s not true: a lot of you hate them. But despite the Ewok-bashing (which must be an official… Read More >
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Grandma Proves That the Rejection of Older Actors in Hollywood Needs to Stop
The longer you’ve lived, the more you have to tell. Of course that’s not a stringent rule of thumb, there are exceptions (Haley Joel Osment… Wayne Rooney, anyone?) – but generally speaking, if you’ve been around for longer, you’ve witnessed more things, experienced more life events. So surely that should translate to cinema? It’s a… Read More >
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