Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Marvel’s Murder Problem

by

Ben Robins on Marvel’s murder problem… With the most celebrated of all the cinematic universes very much knocking on the door of its 10th anniversary, there’s all sorts of retrospective business going round. And something that becomes more and more glaringly obvious within the Marvel world, especially moving forward, is its attitude towards death. Well, […]

The Week in Star Wars – Darth Vader in Han Solo, leaked The Last Jedi images and more

by

The Week in Star Wars returns after a short hiatus with some big updates from Han Solo and The Last Jedi, as well as some comic book and Episode IX news too… Let’s kick things off with Han Solo, and a new report from Jedi News has revealed that Spencer Wilding has landed himself a […]

The directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade

by

Tom Jolliffe on the directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade… There’s a cinematic crossroads on the horizon. As the market gets swallowed up by a core consumer taste leaning toward spandex and radioactive arachnid bites, there’s a need for modern thinking, engaging directors to offer something different. After all, there’s only […]

The top 5 protagonists of Christopher Nolan movies

by

Samuel Brace with his top five protagonists of Christopher Nolan’s movies… Christopher Nolan had established himself as one of the defining directors of the 2000’s by the time The Dark Knight was released, and in the current decade he has gone onto further enhance his filmography, cementing his place in the list of greatest living […]

Iron Spider suit in Infinity War, Han Solo casting, Gotham City Sirens update and more – Daily News Roundup

by

IRON SPIDER One of the nice Easter Eggs from Spider-Man: Homecoming was the reveal of the Iron Spider suit, which was offered to Peter Parker by Iron Man at the end of the movie. As we now know from the Avengers: Infinity War footage, he will be donning the new costume when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes do […]

Bond 25: Seven Actors Who Could Be The Seventh 007

by

Liam Hoofe takes a look at seven actors who could take over the role of 007 from Daniel Craig… The recent announcement that the currently untitled 25th James Bond will hit cinemas in 2019 has once again raised the question as to whether or not Daniel Craig will be making his fifth appearance as 007, […]

Justice League reshoot troubles, Avengers: Infinity War runtime, Bond 25 release date and more – Daily News Roundup

by

STAND TOGETHER… IN RESHOOTS Reports from a few months ago suggested that the Justice League reshoots were much greater than Warner Bros. were letting on. Even at San Diego Comic Con, Cyborg Ray Fisher claimed they were “brief if anything”. However a new report from Variety is saying otherwise. According to the outlet, Warner Bros. […]

The Return Of The Western

by

Tom Jolliffe on the return of the Western… Cinema runs in cycles. A genre may have its run and then have a lull of 10-20 years where audiences aren’t really interested. In the 30’s and 40’s you couldn’t move for gangster films. In the 50’s it was epics and the 60’s there was a huge […]

New Avengers: Infinity War poster, Flashpoint teases, Godzilla vs. Kong details and more – Daily News Roundup

by

IT’S ALL CONNECTED It may still be keeping the Avengers: Infinity War footage under wraps, but Marvel has decided to officially release its Comic-Con triptych poster for the hotly-anticipated superhero epic, which sees Thanos and his Black Order alongside The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Check it out here. IT’S (MOSTLY) ALL IMPROVISED […]