Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Alice Vincent writes for the Telegraph about the upcoming Gangs of New York TV series…“Gangs of New York was released in 2002 and starred Leonardo Di Caprio and Daniel Day-Lewis, who was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his performance as Bill ‘The Butcher’ Cutting, a […]

Room 237, 2012. Directed by Rodney Ascher. SYNOPSIS: An exploration into the numerous theories regarding the subtexts within Stanley Kubrick’s phenomenal horror The Shining. Room 237, or Room 237: Being an Inquiry into The Shining in 9 Parts, begins with the voice of a man describing a ‘eureka’ moment upon viewing Stanley Kubrick’s film; noticing […]

Paul Risker reviews the TV miniseries Labyrinth….Stumbling across an archaeological find, Alice (Vanessa Kirby) begins to experience haunting dreams featuring a woman from the past. Her discovery uncovers a genocide committed nearly 800 years ago, and starts a journey in which she will discover the secrets of the Holy Grail.It is difficult to contemplate Labyrinth […]

If you thought Walt Disney Pictures had plenty on its slate with Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the forthcoming Star Wars sequel trilogy, then think again. Having forked out a combined $8 billion to acquire Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd over the past couple of years, Disney is now now looking to […]

As you’ll no doubt be aware if you’re a regular around these parts, we’re big fans of comic book movies here at Flickering Myth. So with the 2013 comic book movie season about to get underway in April with the arrival of Oblivion and Iron Man 3, we thought we’d spend the month counting down […]

Attending WonderCon this weekend to show footage from his hotly-anticipated kaiju homage Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro has taken part in a Q&A, during which the fanboy favourite director offered an update on the status of his planned Justice League Dark adaptation, Dark Universe.Stating that he intends Dark Universe to be his next project after […]

With G.I. Joe: Retaliation tracking an impressive $100 million + opening at the global box office this weekend, there’s a good chance we’ll be seeing further big-screen adventures for the Real American Heroes, but could that involve a crossover with Paramount Pictures’ other big Hasbro property Transformers? According to producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura it’s unlikely at […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Wolverine, Kick-Ass 2, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Solider, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Deadpool, Venom, Ninja Turtles, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Man of Steel, Arrow, Young Justice, Green […]

Robb Ghag reviews Age of Ultron #3… “For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth — that day has arrived.“ In the third issue of […]