Anghus Houvouras on the social subtext of Star Wars…It was back when the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released. Mere minutes after we got our first glimpse of Episode VII, when someone made this comment on twitter:“It looks like they’re making a real effort to diversify the cast”A harmless little comment about […]
The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars: The Force Awakens Edition
Anghus Houvouras with a special Star Wars: The Force Awakens edition of The Week in Disappointment… Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally here, and truth be told it was pretty good. J.J. Abrams had the difficult job of pleasing old fans and creating new ones. It’s a kitchen sink movie that tries very hard […]
Spoiler Alert! Are you a Spoiler Nazi?
Anghus Houvouras on spoiler nazis…Ironic Sub-Headline: This post contains spoilers.Spoiler Nazi – noun1. A demanding person or persons who employ fascist tactics via social media in an attempt to quiet potential spoilers for movies or television shows they have yet to see. 2. Spoiled, entitled assholesSpoilers. It’s almost impossible for film fans to avoid them […]
The Week in Disappointment – Anesthesia, Star Wars, Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world…“Trailer for Anesthesia starring Kristen Stewart”I was surprised to discover this is actually a documentary about how you feel when watching movies starring Kristen Stewart.“Francis Ford Coppola says it’s a “pity” George Lucas got lost in Star Wars”I heard George Lucas was equally disappointed that Francis […]
The Week in Disappointment – Batman v Superman Edition
Anghus Houvouras with a special Batman v Superman edition of The Week in Disappointment…Sometimes there’s a movie that captures everyone’s attention. One special movie that taps into the cultural zeitgeist and harnesses it like a scantily clad Zeus wielding bolts of electricity in his massive, calloused hands. A film that is talked about on twitter, […]
Memorable Star Wars Moments – Battle over the Sarlacc Pit
Flickering Myth’s writing team are counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by discussing their most memorable Star Wars moments. Next up is Anghus Houvouras with the battle over the Sarlacc pit from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi… It’s hard to not feel a strong connection to Star […]
The Week in Disappointment – Aquaman, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gods of Egypt
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world…“Charles Roven gives brief update on Aquaman development, villain rumour emerges”This week’s big controversy: Will the villain in Aquaman be Black Manta or Ocean Master? The answer: Yes. It will be one of those two. I haven’t read a thing about the Aquaman movie (other than […]
Marvel Missteps: The problem with ‘Event Comic’ movies
Anghus Houvouras on the problem with Marvel’s ‘event comic’ movies…Finally, we get our first pristine footage of Captain America: Civil War. Arguably the second or third most anticipated geek film of 2016. The movie that finally gives Marvel fans what they’ve been waiting for: the watered down, truncated version of the acclaimed mini-series from rock […]
The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars, The Hobbit, Merlin, Spectre and Gambit
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Peter Jackson admits ‘I didn’t know what the hell I was doing’ on the Hobbit”You know, I have to give Peter Jackson some props. Last year when I included The Hobbit films amongst ‘the most disappointing films of all time’, I got so much grief […]
Is Spectre the worst James Bond movie?
Anghus Houvouras on Spectre…Sweet, sweet hyperbole. Where would we be without you?Let’s just put it out there: Spectre was terrible. A lazy, lifeless, sloppily put together excuse for a 007 outing. It had all the elements of a 007 outing: action, espionage, scenic locations, beautiful women. However, none of it seemed to click. I contend […]
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