Grave of the Fireflies, (Japanese: Hotaru no haka) 1988. Directed by Isao Takahata. Featuring the voice talents of J. Robert Spencer, Rhoda Chrosite, Amy Jones and Veronica Taylor. SYNOPSIS: A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister’s struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. Celebrating its 25th anniversary and UK […]

All Is Lost, 2013. Directed by J.C. Chandor.Starring Robert Redford. SYNOPSIS: A man is drifting 1700 nautical miles from the Sumatra Straits. How did he get there and will he ever reach dry land again? J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost is an original and totally absorbing tale of one man pitted against the elements. It […]

The Flickering Myth writing team sit down to talk about the fourth trailer for Man of Steel…. After releasing what felt like a million posters (albeit awesome ones), Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures gave us a fourth trailer for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel this week – this time featuring more of Michael Shannon’s General […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews The Superior Spider-Man #10…. “It Begins Here!! A perfect jumping on point as The Green Goblin returns and Spider-Man is nowhere to be found!“ My love for Marvel’s Superior Spider-Man has been well articulated.  It is by far the most interesting and fascinating of the Marvel NOW! titles.  The only issue I […]

Matt Smith reviews episode 23 of Elementary… It’s the penultimate episode of Elementary and things are getting serious, because it’s the penultimate episode and that’s what happens in penultimate episodes. That’s what’s always said, right? In the ads and promotions, it always says ‘penultimate episode’ followed by the main character looking sombre or contemplative? That’s […]

Mud, 2012. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, and Michael Shannon.  SYNOPSIS:  A fourteen year old boy learns some valuable life lessons when he meets the mysterious Mud. Following on from the fantastic psychological (with a hint of religious undertone) character drama Take Shelter, Jeff Nichols embarks […]

Coinciding with the release of today’s rather splendid action-packed fourth theatrical trailer for Man of Steel, The New York Times has posted an article featuring interviews with director Zack Snyder (Watchmen), producer Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises) and screenwriter David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), as the trio discuss how they intend to make ‘The World’s […]

Do Elephants Pray?, 2010. Directed by Paul Hills.Starring Jonnie Hurn, Julie Drey, Marc Warren, Rosie Fellner and John Last. SYNOPSIS: An uninspired advertising executive struggles to find any meaning in his life. The arrival of a mysterious free-spirited French woman into his life leads him to question everything. On the face of it, there are […]

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Vol. 3 #9… “The TARDIS has recently been on the fritz, but now it has gone completely out of control. And the Doctor is nowhere to be found! Meanwhile, white holes have been forming throughout time and space, sucking in everything around them. What does the Hypothetical Gentleman have to do […]

Luke Owen looks at Microsoft’s war on pre-owned games… Since its announcement yesterday, one of the biggest talking points to come from Xbox One is Microsoft’s plan to charge people for playing pre-owned games. The point of contention being that even if you borrowed a game from a friend, you will be charged by Bill […]