Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Daredevil season 2… When you hit the mid-way point of any series there is the expectation that things will level out, as in hit that dry patch, slow down or ease up a second. Daredevil seems have different ideas, as if running at Mach ten and putting fire […]
Favourite Video Game Soundtracks – Final Fantasy VII
With the resurgence of vinyl, and many classic game soundtracks seeing a re-release on the format, the Flickering Myth writers look back at some of their favourites; next up is Eric Bay-Andersen with Final Fantasy VII… Before Final Fantasy VII came along, I thought of video games as an amusing way to spend time after school, […]
Movie Review – 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane, 2016. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. SYNOPSIS: A woman awakes in an underground bunker after being knocked unconscious in a car accident. Two men are with her, claiming the world up above has been devastated by a chemical attack. Back in 2007, a […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Penny and Dime’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Daredevil season 2… After the moral debate over violence, blackmailing government officials and defusing of an ER knife fight we come to ‘Penny and Dime’. For anyone expecting the pace to slow down you’re in for a rude awakening. Following on from the death of Grotto and subsequent […]
DVD Review – Carol (2015)
Carol, 2015. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, John Magaro and Kyle Chandler. SYNOPSIS: Carol and Therese meet over a department store counter. This chance encounter grows steadily into something neither of them were prepared to entertain. An encounter which leads to familial disruption, custody hearings and the […]
Blu-ray Review – Death Warrant (1990)
Death Warrant, 1990. Directed by Deran Serafian. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cynthia Gibb, Art LaFleur, Patrick Kilpatrick, Robert Guillaume, Joshua John Miller, George Dickerson, Conrad Dunn and Abdul Salaam El Razzac. SYNOPSIS: A French Canadian cop goes undercover in a violent prison to investigate the deaths of several inmates but soon uncovers a plan to […]
Why Netflix is Ruining My Life
Daniel J. Harris on why Netflix is ruining his life… Netflix is ruining my life. Once upon a time you could only watch your favourite TV shows once a week – and if it finished on a cliff hanger you had a full 7 days to wait and see what happened next. Netflix has changed […]
Book Review – Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
Michelle Herbert reviews Calamity by Brandon Sanderson… This is the final novel in the Reckoner’s series, which was preceded by Steelheart, the short story Mitosis and Firefight, due to this there may be some spoilers from the previous novels below. As the Reckoner’s series was my first introduction to Brandon Sanderson’s writing, I found him […]
Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Rebecca’
Eric Bay-Andersen reviews the fifth episode of Better Call Saul season 2… Episode five opens with a flashback to Jimmy’s first week at HHM, when he’s invited over to Chuck’s house one evening for dinner. In this scene we discover that in his pre-electrophobe days, Chuck had a wife, the titular Rebecca (some viewers might […]
Gotham Season 2 Episode 14 Review – ‘This Ball of Mud and Meanness’
Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Gotham season 2… David Mazouz’s Bruce Wayne might look like a preppy who needs to get on the Mars Bar diet, but don’t let that cover fool you. Because this week he gets to exhibit his kick ass colours facing off against Matches Malone. A somewhat less monstrous […]
