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Shaun Munro

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Shaun was born in South-East England in 1988, and began pursuing a career in film journalism after completing a degree in Film and Literature at the University of Essex in 2009. As of 2017 he writes film reviews for Flickering Myth.
Twitter: @DuskTilShaun

Favorites:

Terminator 2, Requiem for a Dream, Pulp Fiction, Toy Story, Fight Club, The Matrix, Goodfellas, Back to the Future, The Thing, Groundhog Day, Network, Happiness

Location:

London, UK

Official Website:

http://https://www.flickeringmyth.com

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
The Wrath of Becky (2023) 89% 3/5 EDIT “The world needs more modest movie franchises, and The Wrath of Becky is an agreeably breezy, small-scope sequel which largely delivers more of the broadly entertaining same – best of all another sharp Lulu Wilson performance.” – Flickering Myth May 26, 2023 Full Review Sisu (2022) 94% 3.5/5 EDIT “In terms of story and characters Sisu offers little more than the meat-and-potatoes basics, but is energised by entertainingly gory action, a dark sense of humour, and knowing performances from its cast.” – Flickering Myth May 1, 2023 Full Review Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023) 51% 3/5 EDIT “While hardly up there with Ritchie’s sharpest romps, Operation Fortune still delivers more than enough witty repartee and slickly efficient action to satisfy.” – Flickering Myth Mar 3, 2023 Full Review Rotting in the Sun (2023) 82% 3/5 EDIT “Sebastián Silva’s unhinged new black comedy may be rough around the edges and too long, but prevails as an entrancingly strange, oft-hilarious outing that touts more male nudity than all the Jackass films combined.” – Flickering Myth Feb 8, 2023 Full Review The Pod Generation (2023) 43% 2.5/5 EDIT “This blunt-edged satire tackles a swath of intriguing themes – technology, gender roles, modern parenting, bodily autonomy, ownership, and feminism – but can’t quite add up to a compelling, thought-provoking whole.” – Flickering Myth Feb 7, 2023 Full Review Passages (2023) 94% 3.5/5 EDIT “Another low-key winner from Ira Sachs, this intimate, sexy drama examines the not-so-casual cruelty lovers inflict upon one another, with strong naturalistic performances from its three leads.” – Flickering Myth Feb 6, 2023 Full Review Shortcomings (2023) 85% 3/5 EDIT “If more conventional than it seems to think, Randall Park’s debut Shortcomings offers enough amusing insight into Asian representation and the thorny dynamics of romance across the racial spectrum. ” – Flickering Myth Jan 29, 2023 Full Review Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023) 72% 3/5 EDIT “Cory Finley’s bonkers sci-fi satire will understandably be too unwieldy for many, but there’s a charm to its unhinged messiness which just about papers over the cracks.” – Flickering Myth Jan 29, 2023 Full Review You Hurt My Feelings (2023) 94% 3.5/5 EDIT “Nicole Holofcener delivers a slight, breezy, wryly funny dramedy on honesty, insecurity, and ego in relationships. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is, unsurprisingly, magnetic.” – Flickering Myth Jan 29, 2023 Full Review The Starling Girl (2023) 92% 3.5/5 EDIT “A straight-forward and familiar but effective sexual awakening drama, The Starling Girl is enlivened by strong performances from Eliza Scanlen and Lewis Pullman.” – Flickering Myth Jan 26, 2023 Full Review The Deepest Breath (2023) 85% 3/5 EDIT “The Deepest Breath fascinatingly probes the pathology of the free-diving subculture, though a questionable structural conceit adds an unfortunate layer of ick to an otherwise affecting story.” – Flickering Myth Jan 26, 2023 Full Review Judy Blume Forever (2023) 95% 3.5/5 EDIT “It’s simply impossible to concentrate Blume’s life and career into a mere 97 minutes, but this entertaining, heart-warming doc still offers a breezy precis on the woman whether you’re a die-hard fan or never read a page.” – Flickering Myth Jan 26, 2023 Full Review Divinity (2023) 57% 2.5/5 EDIT “The ambition is laudable, but despite some occasionally neat visuals, Divinity lacks sufficiently original ideas to sustain its feature-length runtime.” – Flickering Myth Jan 25, 2023 Full Review The Eternal Memory (2023) 92% 3.5/5 EDIT “Despite its inherently upsetting subject matter, The Eternal Memory mines tremendous humanity and empathy from an adorable Chilean couple living through the husband’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis.” – Flickering Myth Jan 25, 2023 Full Review Bad Behaviour (2023) 47% 2/5 EDIT “Jennifer Connelly’s fearless performance is squandered amid a scattered mess of ideas and tones in Alice Englert’s disappointingly precious feature debut.” – Flickering Myth Jan 25, 2023 Full Review Eileen (2023) 81% 3.5/5 EDIT “William Oldroyd’s genre-bending sophomore feature takes some bold swings which won’t hit for everyone, but the tight direction, pithy script, and strong performances from Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, and Marin Ireland easily win out.” – Flickering Myth Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Cat Person (2023) 47% 2.5/5 EDIT “Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun give full-throttle performances in this wildly uneven dramatic thriller, which eventually craters completely during its deeply dopey third act.” – Flickering Myth Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Iron Butterflies (2023) 83% 3.5/5 EDIT “Iron Butterflies is a righteously angry, courageous work of documentary filmmaking and damning indictment of a horrific act, the reverberations of which continue to be felt today.” – Flickering Myth Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Plan C (2023) 96% 4/5 EDIT “At once a depressing portrait of modern America and a testament to the courage of abortion activists, Plan C is a vital, must-see documentary.” – Flickering Myth Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Infinity Pool (2023) 87% 3.5/5 EDIT “If pretty comfortably the weakest of Brandon Cronenberg’s three features to date, Infinity Pool still offers an enticingly twisted satire of holiday hedonism – despite itself being a work of overegged excess.” – Flickering Myth Jan 23, 2023 Full Review The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023) 100% 3.5/5 EDIT “This comprehensive profile of unsung feminist-sexologist Shere Hite does belated justice to a crucial, infuriatingly erased voice. Don’t be shocked if Jessica Chastain gets cast in a biopic any day now.” – Flickering Myth Jan 23, 2023 Full Review AUM: The Cult at the End of the World (2023) 66% 3/5 EDIT “The inherent fascination of the Aum story can’t help but win out, even if this conventional-to-a-fault doc too often makes a horrifying slice of true crime feel oddly routine.” – Flickering Myth Jan 23, 2023 Full Review Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) 99% 4/5 EDIT “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie is a charming, moving, concisely crafted docu-profile that’ll be easy catnip for Fox’s fans, all while avoiding frothy sentimentality.” – Flickering Myth Jan 23, 2023 Full Review Fair Play (2023) 86% 3.5/5 EDIT “Fair Play is a savage, wince-inducing takedown of fragile masculinity and toxic workplaces, abetted by excellent performances from Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich.” – Flickering Myth Jan 23, 2023 Full Review The Tuba Thieves (2023) 90% 3/5 EDIT “Those hoping for a deep-dish heist documentary may be left disappointed by The Tuba Thieves, but Alison O’Daniel’s intimate window into the deaf experience delivers many rewards of its own.” – Flickering Myth Jan 23, 2023 Full Review
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