Chris Cooper reviews Sidekick #1… “The Cowl and Flyboy: renowned superhero and sidekick despite dopey names. They were famous, popular, and happy until the Cowl’s assassination. Now, no one takes Flyboy seriously. Follow his trajectory from barely tolerated hero to figure of ridicule, and witness his slow descent into madness, darkness and crime.“ Following the […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team discuss their favourite movie soundtracks; next up is David Bishop with The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford… How many times have you left the cinema and immediately said “I need to buy the soundtrack.”? Chances are, not that often. While Andrew Dominik’s poetic take on the Wild […]

Anthony Stokes has some suggestions for the Hollywood studios striving for that magical one billion mark at the box office… Movie budgets are ever increasing, and that’s been particularly evident this summer. The norm of $150 million for a blockbuster has increased to around $200 million over the course of the last few years. I’ve […]

Quest for Fire, 1981. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.Starring Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong and Gary Schwartz. SYNOPSIS: This story takes place in prehistoric time when three prehistoric tribesmen search for a new fire source. In the cinematic universe there exists a galaxy. This (cinematic) galaxy is populated with daring films which […]

The Inititation, 1984 Directed by Larry StewartStarring Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Daphne Zuniga, James Reed SYNOPSIS: Kelly Fairchild has become a college student and a member of the Delta Ro Kai sorority. During all her life, she has suffered from a nightmare where a man is burning. She meets an assistant professor who can help […]

Dark Skies, 2013. Directed by Scott Stewart. Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, J.K. Simmons and Dakota Goyo. SYNOPSIS: A white, middle-class suburban family are terrorised by a supernatural presence. I really liked Insidious. I’m still not entirely sure why. Maybe it was the two bumbling ghostbuster characters, or its exploration of the astral plane. Perhaps […]

Although Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm has resulted in the green light being given to a new theatrical Star Wars trilogy, it has left question marks hanging over a number of previously-announced projects. We’ve already seen the cancellation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Seth Green’s proposed comedy Star Wars: Detours, as well as the […]

Anghus Houvouras looks at the reported contenders for the next Dark Knight in Warner Bros.’ Superman and Batman movie… Since the announcement last month of a World’s Finest movie, the internet has been going into overdrive with speculation about who will take over the mantle of the Dark Knight.  The Hollywood Reporter recently ran a […]

RED 2, 2013. Directed by Dean Parisot.Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, and Anthony Hopkins. SYNOPSIS: Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. Without fear of reducing a review to its […]

Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Force, The Fantastic Four, Kick-Ass 2, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Superman […]