Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Flickering Myth’s own James Garcia posted an article on the upcoming Jurassic World toys: “Jurassic World LEGO sets will hit store shelves next year, as part of Universal’s merchandising plan for the film. Some images of the the new dinosaurs included in those sets have leaked, and they include the all-white D-Rex, […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Ann Hornaday writes for The Washington Post about the sound in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar: “When “Interstellar” screened at the Regal Majestic earlier this week, I was actually able to hear most of the words, unlike “Inception,” which left me wondering to this day exactly what Ken Watanabe was […]

Simon Columb looks at the top eight supporting characters in Boardwalk Empire…. Today I pick up the pieces from the Boardwalk Empire pie. As the final episode was devoured here in the UK last night, I cannot help but recall the memorable moments in the series. The exceptional finale closing of Season 2; the ace marksmanship […]

Simon Columb tries out the Oculus Rift Interstellar Experience… In preparation for the release of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is a unique piece of publicity. In fact, it recalls the floating out-of-world experience we all felt when experiencing last year’s 3D Gravity. A mere four-minute is your limit, and within the time you are a floating […]

35 Shots of Rum, 2008. Directed by Claire Denis. Starring Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Gregoire Colin and Nicole Dogue. SYNOPSIS: Father and Daughter, Lionel and Josephine, begin to realise that their set-up at home together needs to change. Through Josephine’s relationship with a fellow neighbour Noe, and friend of the family Gabrielle, the change is […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Last week, both Chris Cooper and Gary Collinson reported for Flickering Myth on the apologies from both George Clooney and Joel Schumacher, with regards to the widely-discredited Batman & Robin: “I think since Batman that I’ve been disinvited from Comic-Con for 20 years. I see the comment sections on all you guys. I […]

The Maze Runner, 2014. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Will Poulter, Aml Ameen and Blake Cooper. SYNOPSIS: A nameless boy wakes up amongst a group of teenage men to find himself trapped in ‘The Maze’. Making friends and enemies, he soon realises that he is destined to become […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Robert Kojder wrote for Flickering Myth yesterday about the tease of Twin Peaks and it’s timing: “For those that haven’t seen the show, there is a critical plot point alluding to the narrative continuing 25 years after its initial ending. Twin Peaks left the air 23 years ago, so […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Flickering Myth‘s Gary Collinson covered the recent news from the X-Men camp, and the changes to be made within X-Men: Apocalypse: “Writer-producer Simon Kinberg has spoken about having to recast the likes of James Marsden, Halle Berry and Famke Janssen with younger incarnations of the original X-Men trilogy characters: […]

As Friends celebrates its 20th anniversary, Simon Columb looks at the top ten episodes of the classic sitcom… On September 22nd 1994, the pilot episode of Friends was screened in America. It is twenty years since that fateful moment Rachel walked into Central Perk, wearing her wedding dress. Looking around, she finds her old best friend […]