Varsity Blood, 2014 Directed by Jake Helgren Starring Lexi Giovagnoli, Wesley Scott, Debbie Rochon, Natalie Peyton, Blair Jackson, Elyse Bigler, Melody Herron SYNOPSIS: A pack of small town jocks and cheerleaders with a dark secret head out to a remote farmhouse for a raucous Halloween pasture party, only to find themselves up for slaughter by someone dressed […]

Septic Man, 2013 Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook Starring Jason David Brown, Molly Dunsworth, Robert Maillet, Tim Burd, Julian Richings SYNOPSIS: A sewage worker gets trapped inside a septic tank during a water contamination crisis and undergoes a hideous transformation. To escape, he must team up with a docile Giant and confront the murdering madman known […]

The Congress, 2013. Directed by Ari Folman Featuring the voice talents of Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston, Paul Giamatti, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Sami Gayle. SYNOPSIS: An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn’t consider. With Waltz With Bashir, director Ari […]

Hector and the Search for Happiness, 2014 Directed by Peter Chelsom Starring Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Toni Collette, Stellan Skarsgård, Jean Reno, Christopher Plummer, Chad Willett SYNOPSIS: A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness. It’s really hard to dislike Simon Pegg (unless you’re our own Rohan Morbey) and it’s even harder to […]

The Rover, 2014. Directed by David Michôd. Starring Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, and Tawanda Manyimo. SYNOPSIS: 10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his only possession, his car. Along the way, he captures one of the thieves’ brother, and the duo form an uneasy bond during the […]

What If, 2013 Directed by Michael Dowse Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis and Rafe Spall SYNOPSIS: Wallace, who is burned out from a string of failed relationships, forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend. Together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is […]

It was announced last month that Steve Rogers would again be stepping down as Captain America and his old colleague Sam Wilson, aka The Falcon, would be taking over the mantle. There have been rumours circling the future of the movie version of Captain America when Chris Evans’ contract runs out after Avengers 3. SEE […]

The Flickering Myth writing staff pay their respects to Robin Williams… Following the tragic news yesterday, the Flickering Myth writing staff remeber one of the greatest comedic performers of our generation… Matt Spencer-Skeen: True comic genius, who transcended generations and ages. Will be missed sorely. Vilordsutch: This man has been with me since I discovered […]

Oliver Davis reviews 2000AD Prog #1894… Borag thungg, Earthlets! This week’s Prog has space explorers, baby-killing gods and blue zombies. Colour-wise, that is; they don’t have the capacity to feel sadness. Unfortunately, it’s a dip in overall quality for the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic from the last few months, but there’s still fun to be had. […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Kurtis Wiebe and Tyler Jenkins about transforming a literary icon into a swashbuckling World War II hero… “My family is very musical, but I’m the only one who’s ever shown interest in creative writing,” explains Kurtis Wiebe (Green Wake) who won a Shuster Award for Outstanding Comic Book Writer in 2012.  […]