EJ Moreno on the most significant event movies of all time… It seems like everyone is excited for the Avengers film, Endgame. This event has people on social media buzzing, AMC is doing a 22-movie marathon leading up to it, and people are lining up outside of cinemas worldwide. A moment like this doesn’t happen […]
5 Marvel Video Games You Need to Play
While Marvel brings the curtain down on The Infinity Saga with the release of Avengers: Endgame, we at Flickering Myth have decided to look back at Marvel Comics’ history with video games. The result was a mix of amazing and not so spectacular games, but there were ultimately a lot, making it hard to narrow […]
Is Quentin Tarantino about to tear down Hollywood?
Cameron Frew speculates on the upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood from director Quentin Tarantino… “Sure, Kill Bill is a violent movie. But it’s a Tarantino movie. You don’t go to see Metallica and ask the fuckers to turn the music down.” This incendiary quote from the director himself perfectly sums up the swaggering […]
The tragic story behind the death of Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow
Looking Back at the 5 Most Iconic Horror Films of 1999
Twenty years on, E.J. Moreno looks at the five most iconic horror films of 1999… The horror genre twenty years ago is a much different beast than it is now. Not regarding quality, as there are good and bad films in any year, but the way the studios handle the genre and how viewers digest the […]
Could the Avatar sequels break the wrong kind of box office record?
Tom Jolliffe looks at Avatar 2 and a distinct lack of excitement to return to James Cameron’s world… You remember that film with blue characters in it? No, not The Smurfs… Avatar. In 2009 it was the groundbreaking, visually dazzling CGI world which James Cameron created, whilst simultaneously revolutionising 3D technology (and beginning a five year […]
Game of Thrones: Who will end up on the Iron Throne?
EJ Moreno on who might end up on the Iron Throne following the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones… “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.” -Cersei Lannister With the final season of Game of Thrones only days away, it’s time to break down who has the best […]
Game of Thrones Season 8: What’s in Store for Episode 2?
Eammon Jacobs looks at what the second episode might hold after the revelations dropped in the season 8 premiere… Game of Thrones has finally returned to our screens and the premiere episode finally reunited many characters who’ve been dealing with their own problems all across Westeros. From the Stark siblings all the way to the […]
Cinema and the End of the World As We Know It
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at cinema’s end of the world fascination… As we sit in the age of Trump (currently unfazed by the plight of climate change, and skating on a sheet of thin ice as far as North Korean relations) and Brexit, aforementioned climate issues, and a general sense that democratic systems aren’t […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Quentin Tarantino
In our latest beginner’s guide, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the films of Quentin Tarantino… With the recent unveiling of a trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s latest magnus opus, I thought it high time that the latest directors beginners guide focused on the cinematic legend. An auteur of invigorating flair upon breaking in, with an unconventional […]