Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

How X-Men: Days of Future Past derailed the X-Men franchise

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Anthony Stokes on why X-Men: Days of Future Past has derailed the X-Men franchise… I grew up with the X-Men franchise, and found myself getting less and less invested with every movie. They haven’t aged well, and there’s something a bit dull about some of the drama, especially that centered around Jean Grey, Wolverine, and […]

30 Things We Learned About the Justice League Movie

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Tai Freligh with 30 things we learned about the Justice League movie… News about Zack Snyder’s follow up to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice had been few and far between in terms of photos, logos, plot descriptions, etc.  Then late last week the news leaked that several reporters were heading to London to do […]

Why Rick and Morty is the best animated series ever

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Anghus Houvouras on Rick and Morty… What are the best animated series ever produced? It’s something I’m going to explore in my next column. Animation is such an exciting medium with so much untapped potential. Probably because it wasn’t taken seriously for so many years, written off as a form of storytelling for children. Even […]

Star Wars on the Small Screen – Ewoks: The Battle For Endor (1985)

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Continuing our countdown to The Mandalorian by revisiting Lucasfilm’s early Star Wars television output, we turn our attention to the Ewoks’ second TV movie The Battle for Endor… Although George Lucas’ 1984 television special Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure had met with general disregard from critics, ratings for the feature were impressive enough for […]

Interview with comic book writer Austin Allen Hamblin

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Austin Allen Hamblin is an up and coming comic book writer from small town Iowa. Though only 21 years of age he already has 14 published credits in comic books. He loves to write sci-fi, horror, and fantasy comics. Austin loves comic books, professional wrestling, anime, writing, rock music, and power rangers.  He also already […]

Free Critics From Disney (Or How I Should Learn to Stop Worrying About Marvel)

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Tony Black on the conspiracy theory that Disney is paying critics to attack non-Marvel superhero movies… In what could be the most ludicrous movie news this year, and possibly the most ridiculous Change.org petition yet, a group of frustrated fans appear to have fired the first salvo in a war against critics they believe Disney […]

Star Wars on the Small Screen – Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)

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After braving The Star Wars Holiday Special, we now turn to Caravan of Courage as our look at Lucasfilm’s early forays into Star Wars television continues… Despite impressive ratings, Star Wars’ first foray into television – the infamous CBS 1978 Holiday Special – was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish (with the exception – […]

Interview with the creator and writer of Marcella, Hans Rosenfeldt

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Kat Kourbeti chats with Hans Rosenfeldt, creator and writer of ITV’s hit crime series Marcella… You come from the world of Scandinavian crime television, which is quite beloved here in the UK. Were there any major differences between UK TV and Scandinavian TV? Any particular challenges at all? There weren’t many differences actually. I thought it […]

Star Wars on the Small Screen – The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)

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With The Mandalorian set to premiere this coming week, we take a look at Lucasfilm’s early attempts to bring Star Wars to the small screen, beginning with the Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978… “If I had the time and a hammer, I would track down every copy of that programme and smash it”, Star […]