The Flickering Dreams team – myself, Bob Mann, the Reverend Andy Godfrey, Emma Sewell and Scott Forbes-Tavera (with remote input from Dan Cook) – have selected the 5 films they most want to talk about from the movies of August 2026, plus their selection of the worst films of the month. Films discussed include: The … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours A busy Friday for UK screens; a separate stack of US-only openings; El Gouna announces its first wave for 2026; Ridley Scott lights up Leicester Square for The Dog Stars; and Paramount’s WBD deal has Hollywood on edge. Morning all — Friday’s rolled around again, which means a … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Spider-Man: Brand New Day sets a new box office speed record, Sarajevo Film Festival wraps up its 2026 edition, Tom Hanks lines up his next book adaptation, and a sad farewell to Phyllida Law. Here’s what happened in the world of movies during the last 24 hours. Spider-Man … Read more
World Movie News: The Last 24 Hours Sebastian Stan lets slip he’s playing Harvey Dent, Edinburgh closes out its 79th edition, Miami Vice ’85 and Fast Forever both add to their line-ups, and a sad farewell to Brazilian screen legend Laura Cardoso. After yesterday’s LFF and D23 double-header, today’s a rather more casting-and-calendar sort of … Read more
A One Mann’s Movies review of “over/under”. (2026, 4*, 15). My thanks to Bulldog Film Distribution for sending me an early screener copy of “over/under”, a new coming of age drama and the directorial debut of Sophia Silver. According to IMDB, this seems to have sat on the shelf since 2022 (which must be a … Read more