Robert D. Spake on experiencing classic movies on the big screen… This past week I was fortunate enough to have seen one of my all-time favourite movies. What’s so special about that? I mean, I can watch my favourite movies all the time on DVD. However, in the particular instance I was able to experience […]

Dead Sushi, 2012. Directed by Noboru Iguchi.Starring Rina Takeda, Kentarô Shimazu, Takamasa Suga and Takashi Nishina. SYNOPSIS: When Keiko is disowned by her sushi chef father, she finds work in a resort hotel catering to the up-market business sector. But when a party from a nearby pharmaceuticals research facility check in, little do they know […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. On Friday, amongst others, Bleeding Cool, Coming Soon, /Film – and, of course, Flickering Myth – all covered the release of images from Toy Story of Terror! revealing Combat Carl, voiced by Carl Weathers: “Disney has revealed this first look at Combat Carl from Pixar’s upcoming TV special […]

Luke Owen reviews the first episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D… The Marvel Cinematic Universe makes the leap from big to small screen with the debut episode of The Avengers spin-off, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. It’s a show that had a lot of hype around it, with the first part being the geek crowd excited […]

Oliver Davis reviews East of West #6… “The work of the Chosen is revealed as the RANGER is recruited to hunt down and kill Death.“ After an issue focusing on the relationship between Death and Xiaolian (which contained one rather sizeable plot point reveal), East of West #6 instead details the plight of The Chosen […]

Prisoners, 2013. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano. SYNOPSIS:  When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Black Panther, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, Watchmen, Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Batman vs. Superman, Gotham, Constantine, Arrow, Ultimate Spider-Man, […]

Paul Risker chats with Person of Interest star Kevin Chapman… Recently Flickering Myth had the privilege to speak with Person of Interest’s Kevin Chapman aka Detective Lionel Fusco. As I eagerly await the second season of Person of Interest, the sound of Lionel’s… Sorry Kevin’s voice on the other end of the phone line was […]

In an effort to explore how individuals, films and TV shows become part of the public consciousness, Intellect Books is publishing a new series called Fan Phenomena.   Not surprisingly science fiction which garners cult followings is well represented with separate editions on Doctor Who, Star Wars and Star Trek; however, not everything is focused on […]

In just over a month’s time Tom Hiddleston will make his third appearance as Loki in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe as he reunited with Chris Hemworth’s God of Thunder for Thor: The Dark World, and while he’s already ruled out an appearance in The Avengers: Age of Ultron, it seems all but assured that we won’t […]