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Why won’t Marvel take their heroes seriously?

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Anghus Houvouras asks why Marvel won’t take their heroes seriously… Humor as a defense mechanism. It’s something that used to be reserved for certain characters in comic books and comic book movies. Robert Downey Jr. took inspiration for Mark Millar’s legendary Ultimates series and made Tony Stark a guy who didn’t take life too seriously. This […]

Fall TV’s Top 5 New Shows

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Rachel Bellwoar on Fall TV’s top five new shows… Due to how pilots are spaced out this fall, figuring out to the right time to launch a top five list gets complicated. Wait too long and you fall behind on shows that have started airing as early as August. Submit too early and newcomers like […]

Interview: Composer Kris Dirksen on creating the right score for Cinemax’s Quarry & Banshee

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We chat to Composer Kris Dirksen about creating the right score for Cinemax’s Quarry & Banshee… As with a lot of television shows, the score that accompanies it can easily make or break the show. The most recent example being Kyle Dixon & Michael Steins’ much buzzed about score to Netflix’s Stranger Things which has […]

Does every second movie need to be The Empire Strikes Back?

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Anghus Houvouras asks why every second movie needs to be The Empire Strikes Back… Is there anything worse than the widening pit of quicksand that nostalgia has become? It’s one thing when we’re constantly forced to deal with the ‘member berry’-centric society of fandom. My expectations of fans is lower that current metrics are able to […]

Exclusive interviews with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them director David Yates and stars Ezra Miller and Dan Fogler

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With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them set to hit cinemas worldwide this Friday, Flickering Myth’s Scott Davis was lucky enough to chat with director David Yates and stars Ezra Miller and Dan Fogler at the UK press junket this week; check out the interviews below or over on our YouTube channel… Fantastic Beasts […]

Interview: Composer Jason Gallagher on Creating the Killer Score to Syfy’s Z Nation

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We chat to composer Jason Gallagher about scoring Z Nation… Now in its third season, Syfy’s hit zombie show Z Nation has proven to critics and fans that it is far more than a Walking Dead knockoff. It stands on its own as an entertaining zombie roller coaster ride with the viewer always wondering, “What […]

Has Sony Ruined Everything with the PS4 Pro?

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Samuel Brace on the PS4 Pro… In 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, enacting operation Barbarossa, a huge tactical error on its behalf that eventually led to their own downfall. It was one of the biggest self inflicted wounds in history. If they hadn’t felt the need to end the Soviet Union, the world could […]

Exclusive Interview with Star Wars: Ahsoka author E.K. Johnston

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Ricky Church chats with Star Wars: Ahsoka author E.K. Johnston… Last week the highly anticipated book Star Wars: Ahsoka was released, telling a story of Ahsoka’s time following Order 66 but before she became Star Wars Rebels‘ mysterious rebel organizer Fulcrum. Flickering Myth recently got the chance to ask author E.K. Johnston a few questions about the book […]

Doctor Strange IMAX Preview Footage Report

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With Doctor Strange set for release on Tuesday October 25th, we were given the chance to check out a fifteen minute IMAX preview of select footage from Marvel’s fourteenth addition to the cinematic universe! Here’s Emma Withington’s report… ‘Expand your mind’ In 2013, the first 9 minutes of the film Star Trek into Darkness was offered up […]