Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2… Apart from it sounding like an old thriller set in a motel, episode three of Scream is heading in a decent direction. Take away the plotline which is being dragged out concerning Jake and things are ticking over nicely. Meanwhile if we […]
Movie Review – The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
The Secret Life of Pets, 2016. Directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney. Featuring the voice talents of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Lake Bell, Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks. SYNOPSIS: A group of pets have to put their differences aside so that they can find their way […]
Orphan Black renewed for a fifth and final season
BBC America has announced that it has renewed its acclaimed drama Orphan Black for a fifth and final season, with actress Tatiana Maslany set to return for a last run of 10 episodes in 2017. “Orphan Black is a thrilling, genre-bending ride that has captured our fans’ imaginations and hearts like no other show,” states […]
Poster and trailer for Sharkenstein
The low-to-no-budget sharksploitation genre looks to be showing no signs of slowing down; we’ve got Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, Sky Sharks, House Shark and Shark Exorcist on the horizon, and now behold the poster and trailer for Sharkenstein! In the final days of World War II, a secret experiment to weaponize sharks is shut down and destroyed […]
Movie Review – The Boss (2016)
The Boss, 2016. Directed by Ben Falcone. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Peter Dinklage, Tyler Labine, Cecily Strong, Kristen Schaal, Ben Falcone, and Kathy Bates. SYNOPSIS: A titan of industry is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone […]
Exclusive Interview – James Iha Talks Composing James Franco’s Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? & More
Flickering Myth chats with James Iha about composing the score for James Franco’s Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? and more… After being in the Smashing Pumpkins for so long how did you originally get into film/TV scoring? I was in the Smashing Pumpkins for 12 years and actually recently did some shows with them. […]
Andy Goddard to direct Rolling Stones film Exile on Main Street
Deadline has revealed that Andy Goddard (Downton Abbey, Daredevil) has signed on to direct Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell with The Rolling Stones, which is based upon Robert Greenfield’s book and follows the legendary rock group during the recording of the 1972 album Exile on Main St. The site reports that the […]
Scream: The TV Series Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Psycho’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Scream: The TV Series season 2… If Scream had been entertaining this week or even mildly diverting, then it may have deserved to steal Hitchcock’s title. If there had been some decent progressions, diversionary bloodletting and clever segues this conversation might have been different. However what ‘Psycho’ […]
Wayward Pines Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘Once Upon a Time in Wayward Pines’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Wayward Pines season 2… Building character, creating backstory and broadening the creative canvas sounds pretentious mainly because it is. Before any of that other stuff can be done you have to make people care about something. Conjure up a person who is defined by dominance, instills fear but […]
Preacher Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘See’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Preacher… Preacher might well turn into a landmark series for AMC. Nothing has started out with this level of confidence so early on and delivered. Between Joseph Gilgun, Ruth Negga and Dominic Cooper we have a casting call anointed from on high. Combining assurance of character, solid dialogue […]
