Phantasm IV: Oblivion, 1998. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, and Angus Scrimm. SYNOPSIS: The mystery behind the mortician reaches its conclusion. After the way Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) ended, it’s hardly surprising that the franchise spawned a fourth movie. I’ve had a good time with […]

The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus is showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, which is being covered by Samantha Morrison… The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus, 2012. Written and Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on Paul, the octopus who correctly predicted eight consecutive matches […]

This August sees the release of the fourth Bourne movie, The Bourne Legacy, which has adopted the unusual stance of ditching the franchise’s lead character, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), in favour of a brand new protagonist, Aaron Cross, portrayed by Jeremy Renner (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, The Avengers). It’s certainly a strange tactic (especially […]

Rumours of his involvement have been circulating for a few weeks, but now it’s official – Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, Safe House) has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot and will star in the lead role as the immortal Connor MacLeod, a part originally portrayed by Christopher Lambert in director Russell Mulachy’s 1986 cult […]

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, author and director Nora Ephron has died at the age of 71 following a battle with leukemia. The daughter of a Broadway playwright and a Hollywood screenwriter, Ephron was born in New York in 1941 and began her career as a reporter for the New York Post in the 1960s, as well […]

If you’re looking for a dark and twisted tale of science and fiction, then you may be interested in the latest project from Flickering Myth staff writer Anghus Houvouras – a graphic novel entitled EXE: Executable File about a mad scientist known as The Artist, who has created a QR code capable of driving the […]

Rentaneko is showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, which is being covered by Samantha Morrison… Rentaneko, 2012. Written and Directed by Naoko Ogigami. Starring Mikako Ichikawa, Reiko Kusamura and Ken Mitsuishi. SYNOPSIS: Set in Japan, a woman rents out cats to lonely people. It’s a fairly bizarre premise, something that I don’t think […]

The King of Devil’s Island (Kongen av Bastøy), 2010. Directed by Marius Holst. Starring Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner and Trond Nilssen. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, a brutal correctional facility has the tides turned against it when a new inmate arrives and defies their methods. I’m not one for watching foreign subtitled […]

More than a year after I first sat down and started working on the manuscript, Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen finally becomes a reality this Friday when the book comes out in the UK, and Paul Metcalf at Pissed Off Geek has been kind enough to post a rather nice […]

Tales from Earthsea (Japan: Gedo senki), 2006. Directed by Goro Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Willem Dafoe, Timothy Dalton, Mariska Hartigay, Cheech Marin, Blaire Restaneo and Matt Levin. SYNOPSIS: After a terrible omen, a wizard embarks on a quest to uncover the evil forces that are threatening the very balance of the world. Studio […]