Maniac Cop, 1988. Directed by William Lustig. Starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon and Robert Z’Dar. SYNOPSIS: A man dressed as a police officer is mercilessly killing people, and it’s up to a detective and a young cop to figure out why. On the mean streets of New York City a man in a […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… See No Evil, Hear No Evil, 1989. Directed by Arthur Hiller. Starring Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance and Kevin Spacey. See No Evil, Hear No Evil is the classic 80s comedy caper that sees Richard Pryor as the […]

Luke Owen takes the first step on the road to The Avengers, revisiting Iron Man… Iron Man, 2008. Directed by Jon Favreau.Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Clark Gregg, John Favreau and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: After building an armored suit to escape capture by a terrorist group, billionaire industrial Tony Stark […]

Battleship, 2012. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker and Tadanobu Asano. SYNOPSIS: During a naval drill, a battleship is sent to investigate a vast and mysterious alien vessel in the middle of the ocean and the crew soon find themselves fighting for the survival of mankind. Battleship […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Mark Cousins writes for Sight and Sound this month (S&S, May 2012) about the reaction the audience had towards his epic The Story of Film: An Odyssey. I particularly found the following paragraph interesting: “Slightly more problematic has been IMDb’s billing of The Story of Film as a […]

Sensation, 2010. Written and Directed by Tom Hall. Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Luanne Gordon. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of his father, a young Irishman puts his inheritance to use by hooking up with a Kiwi call girl. The opening minutes of Sensation are not a stimulating thrill ride or a feast for the senses. In […]

Our weekly round-up of all the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Well, with The Avengers receiving its world premiere this past Wednesday, Marvel has pretty much dominated the superhero headlines once again, but before we get on to that we’ll start things out this week with The Dark Knight Rises. First […]

Dragon Eyes, 2012. Directed by John Hyams. Starring Cung Le, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Peter Weller. SYNOPSIS: In New Orleans, a mysterious man looks to unite warring gangs against the lawmen who have been using them to advance their corrupt agenda. John Hyams, son of Peter (Timecop), announced himself to the action world in 2009 […]

Luke Owen sets off down the road to The Avengers as Flickering Myth’s countdown begins… Crossover movies. They’re every fanboys dream. Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, Alien vs. Predator, Freddy vs. Jason. Many have been rumoured, only a few have come to fruition. Marvel didn’t always have the best times when it came to movies. Unlike […]