Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Why does Independence Day: Resurgence look so boring?

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Anghus Houvouras on Independence Day: Resurgence and why it looks so boring… I unapologetically love Independence Day, the 1996 masterpiece of popcorn movie making. It’s one of the best blockbusters ever made. An absolute piece of cinematic perfection when it comes to delivering thrills, chills, and trite melodrama. 20 years later and it’s still a […]

The 10 Best Comic Book Movie Scenes

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Anghus Houvouras with his 10 best comic book movie scenes… As I watched X-Men: Apocalypse this week, I marveled at a particular thought that was swimming around my cerebellum: Bryan Singer has directed four of the best comic book scenes ever staged. This seems somewhat surprising since the finished films end up being a mish-mash of […]

Why Alan Moore is wrong about the Watchmen

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Anghus Houvouras on why Alan Moore is wrong about the Watchmen… As a writer, I love Alan Moore. He is, without question, one of the most talented writers to ever grace the la bande dessinée. Like many geniuses, there’s a higher amount of crazy per square inch than most people. Whenever I see a comic […]

Marvel’s Diversity Drama: Whitewashing, The Black Panther, and the fading colors of Political Correctness

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Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s diversity drama… We live in a ridiculously polarizing time, and that ridiculousness is frequently on display in regards to our favorite blockbusters. Right now we’re swimming in the wake of the massive success of Captain America: Civil War; a movie that succeeded on so many levels, reinvigorating the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While […]

Is Zemo the best Marvel movie villain?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Captain America: Civil War’s Zemo is the best Marvel movie villain… Marvel movies have become a staple of blockbuster cinema, conquering the cineplex multiple times each year with crowd pleasing popcorn pictures. While everyone has been pleased as punch with the heroes that populate the Marvel cinematic universe, the villains have […]

9 ways to save the DC Extended Universe

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Anghus Houvouras with 9 ways to save the DC Extended Universe… I don’t require much. Just a producer credit on every Warner Bros. DC movie, a balloon payment of $16 million dollars in gold cougarans, and 8% of the merchandising. Wait. Sorry. Got ahead of myself. Before the fans and Warner Bros. shower me in warm, […]

Movies Marvel Should Make: Vision & The Scarlet Witch

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Anghus Houvouras would like to see Marvel making a Vision and Scarlet Witch movie… Earlier this week I talked at length about why The Inhumans was possibly pulled from the Marvel Movie slate. While I have nothing against The Inhumans, it was the Marvel movie I was the least interested in seeing brought to life. […]

Oh, the Inhumanity: Why Marvel needs to bury the Inhumans

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Anghus Houvouras on why Marvel need to bury the Inhumans… Back when Marvel was first drawing up battle plans for their eventual takeover of blockbuster cinema, there were a few weapons in their arsenal that seemed unconventional in their selection. No one was surprised to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier or Iron Man 3, […]

Review – Beyoncé’s ‘visual album’ Lemonade

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Anghus Houvouras reviews Beyonce’s visual album Lemonade…. Most people’s relationship drama turns into nothing more than a boring story you suffer through over dinner with friends while questioning our life choices. Beyoncé went and turned hers into an artistic sucker punch of sight and sound. There comes a point in an artist’s career when they […]