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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – Quentin Tarantino, 478, Warcraft, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fantastic Four, Bond, The Girl on the Train
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Quentin Tarantino calls Police ‘murderers’” This story is both disappointing and ludicrous. It’s odd on so many levels, like a layer cake made of embarrassment and iced with awkwardness. You have Quentin Tarantino, The ultimate white-guy-who-thinks-he’s-black talking smack about the Police, as if he has […]
The Five Best Trailers at Comic-Con
Anghus Houvouras with his five best trailers from this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con… What a weekend. When Marvel Studios announced they wouldn’t have much of a presence at this year’s Comic Con, I wondered how much impact the events in Hall H would have. The annual pissing contest between studios has become one of the […]
The five most anticipated All New, All Different Marvel titles
Anghus Houvouras with the five most anticipated All New, All Different Marvel titles… The comics industry has been relaunch heavy of late. The last few years brought comic fans a number of shake-ups, reboots, and re-imaginings to help bolster interest in everybody’s favorite funnybooks. DC started this trend with the New 52, and Marvel quickly […]
Copy/Paste: Point Break, Big Trouble in Little China, and a Shared 007 Universe?
Copy/Paste examines trends in the world of cinematic remakes, reboots, and re-imaginings. Whether we want them or not… Every film, TV Show, Comic Book, and Video Game you love is under consideration for a remake. There have been a half-dozen attempts to mount a re-make of Casablanca. They’ve considered a prequel to Jaws. There was […]
Deja Vu: Isn’t Ant-Man just Iron Man 2.0?
Anghus Houvouras is getting deja vu from Marvel’s Ant-Man… Like many of you, I watched the trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man this week. I’ve been curious about the film every since Edgar Wright was first attached to the property. And I’ve been morbidly curious ever since he departed and was replaced by Peyton Reed. Because who […]
Deja Vu: Isn’t Jurassic World just Deep Blue Sea with dinosaurs?
Anghus Houvouras is getting a sense of deja vu from Jurassic World… 1999 was a great year for blockbusters. Everyone was talking about game changing cinema like The Matrix and The Blair Witch Project. The Sixth Sense was a monster hit. It was almost enough to make you forget about just how terrible The Phantom […]
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