Tom Jolliffe looks at comedic actors putting themselves back to school for laughs…The comedy genre is reliant on its situations. Take a comedian, place them into a scenario with comedic potential, and all being well, you’ve got yourself some fried gold. From mismatched partners on a caper, to a protagonist being thrown into a situation […]
Conan the Barbarian: An underrated work of art which ushered in a decade of imitators
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Conan The Barbarian, often overlooked for its artistic merits…There were a number of archetypal films which became popular during the 80’s. Some fads lasted longer than others, whilst some died out. The success of First Blood (but more-so Part 2) would usher in a stream of one many […]
Le Tigre: The Dolph Lundgren/Andrzej Zulawski Film That Never Was
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Le Tigre. A film that never was with the strange combination of Dolph Lundgren and director Andrzej Zulawski…Cinema is absolutely loaded with films that came tantalisingly close to seeing the light of day before falling at the final hurdle. Even this year will bring us a new Bond film, but […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction
Well, it was the trailer the world had been waiting for. And what a moment it was. At around 3pm on Friday 28th November, 2014 the Internet virtually crashed as thousands of Star Wars fans attempted to get onto the iTunes page only to discover that most of us didn’t have Quicktime installed. Of course, […]
Is this the Time for Trailers?
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… He has become the third co-host of the SlashFilm podcast and now it appears that Jeff Cannata is joining the legion of Star Wars fans who refuse to watch the trailer. He tweeted:“Just to be clear, I love teasers! But Star Wars is different. Would love to be […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman, Wonder Woman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Flash / Arrow, Constantine and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Constantine, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Agent Carter, Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse and more….It’s been […]
Jurassic World trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction
The Flickering Myth team react… Released upon the world yesterday (a couple of days early no less!), we finally got our first look at Jurassic World. But what did our the Flickering Myth writing and editorial staff think of it? Kris Wall: Dinosaurs and Chris Pratt – SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY. I’m more […]
Why You Should Watch Mindhunter
Martin Carr on why you should watch Netflix’s Mindhunter…Released in 2017 to a muted fanfare Mindhunter represents another singularly personal project from David Fincher. This article was originally conceived as a series overview but has since morphed into something else entirely. My contention is that Fincher never set out to make a show with mass […]
Ben Affleck – A Gentle Reminder Ahead of Justice League
Martin Carr on Ben Affleck…With Justice League tracking a huge box office opening, Joss Whedon busy lightening tone and Zack Snyder stepping away permanently, there are others who have become lost amongst the kerfuffle. One is an Oscar-winning screenwriter and Best Picture winner, hounded by paparazzi and internet rumour mills for his continued role in […]
An Action Star’s Worst Nightmare: Kids
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the now long standing tradition of the action star having to tackle their toughest foe – children…When you think of some of your favourite action heroes of the last 30+ years, we’ve seen them take on all comers. They’ve fought terrorists, criminals, sometimes beings from other worlds, but their toughest […]
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