Neil Calloway argues that despite the strides made by streaming services, cinema is still a cut above… It’s become such a cliché that you probably sigh every time you hear it, but received wisdom is that nowadays the best TV is at least as good as, if not better than, films. First HBO, and now […]
Are Our Star Wars Expectations Too High?
Neil Calloway argues that everyone should relax when it comes to films set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Just as the road to hell is paved with good intentions, the road to something as successful as the MCU is paved with thousands of franchises that crashed and burned before they […]
The B-Movie With The Oscar Powered Pedigree – Best of the Best
Tom Jolliffe revisits Best of the Best… We’ve all seen those trailers before. You may see them predominantly around the time that Oscar baited films begin popping up, in readiness for an Autumn and winter push for Academy recognition. A principal cast loaded with calibre. They get announced on screen. Starring Academy Award winner…, Academy […]
Avengers: Endgame – Are Earth’s Mightiest Heroes now the MCU’s primary antagonists?
Pim Razenberg on the unconsidered consequences of Avengers: Endgame… Warning: If you have not seen Avengers: Endgame and want to avoid spoilers, do not read the following article. Did the Russo Brothers turn Earth’s Mightiest Heroes into Earth’s Greatest Foes with Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame? After casting the Avengers in the role of […]
Is it time to move away from Legacy Characters?
George Chrysostomou on legacy characters… Franchises have a lot of bankable qualities, but one thing that will forever boost the box office of a much loved film saga is the continuation of a well known individual’s story, or the return of a legendary character, one that people would actually pay money to see return to […]
In Praise of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Robb Sheppard on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas… From Alan Moore’s Watchmen, to William S. Burrows’ Naked Lunch and Patrick Süskind’s Perfume, the term ‘unfilmable’ is used relatively reservedly regarding film adaptations. Wherever the source material is deemed excessively avant-garde, narratively non-linear or aesthetically challenging, the unfilmable label is a badge of honour for […]
Underwater Film Scenes: Would You Sink or Swim?
Long before 4DX had cinema goers vibrating in their seats, faces sprayed with water and something tickling the back of the ankles, the children of the 80s and 90s made their own cinema experiences that little bit more immersive all on their own. Or perhaps it was just this small, odd, habitual collection of people. […]
5 Marvel Video Games You Need to Play
With Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe drawing to a close in just a few short weeks with the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home, 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 […]
Hasbro celebrates 35 years of Transformers
It’s been 35 years since the launch of The Transformers, a property that took the 1980s by storm with a hugely successful toy line, Saturday morning cartoon and comic book series featuring the heroic adventures of the Autobots and their battles against the evil Decepticons. In the decades following, the Robots in Disguise have gone […]
WWE Super ShowDown Predictions
Liam Hoofe with his predictions for WWE’s upcoming Super ShowDown event… This coming Friday the WWE will make their return to Saudi Arabia for the third time in just over 12 months. The company’s deal with the company has proven to be incredibly controversial, and the company has stayed away from advertising the event as […]
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