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The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #10 – T.L.L.

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When people question whether there is any validity in war, maybe in the form of a song, you could respond with, “Gaming on the ZX Spectrum!”, for just the other day – at No.12 – we had Carrier Command and though yesterday’s Sim City may not have been war like it did end in tears.  Today […]

Flickering Myth’s #7FavFilms

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If you’re a user of Twitter, you may have noticed that the hashtag #7Fav has been doing the rounds, ranging from movies to TV shows to video games and even comics. Well we decided to collate the Flickering Myth writing staff’s picks, which you can view below. Twitter is awash with #7favfilms at the moment. […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #11 – Sim City

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One day you’re fighting international terrorists who stole from right under your noses a high-tech, aircraft carrier – in Carrier Command – and the next you contemplating whether you should be building a residential area so close to a coal burning power station.  The worries of a ZX Spectrum gamer!  In the Your Sinclair Top 100 today […]

Franchise Report Card: Marvel & DC

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Anghus Houvouras grades the Marvel Cinematic and DC Extended Universes…There’s been a lot of discussion lately about fan bias towards movies from our experienced friends at Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. who have just started taking baby steps into an expanded cinematic universe. Critics, columnists, and editors find themselves in a precarious situation from rabid […]

Exclusive: Maria Bello talks about Lights Out, being scared and Grown Ups 3

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Luke Owen got on the phone with Lights Out star Maria Bello to talk about the film…After a few issues between myself and Warner Bros about getting on the phone, I was finally connected to Maria Bello who was at her home in Malibu. Not only is Bello the star of the horror movie Lights […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #12 – Carrier Command

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Leaving the simple, if not deadly, life of Hen-House Harry behind us with Chuckie Egg, we step into the world of futuristic warfare with our next instalment in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  Sailing in at No.#12 is Carrier Command from Rainbird.Carrier Command arrived on the ZX Spectrum back in 1989, programmed by Realtime Games […]

Why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker

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Anghus Houvouras on why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker… The Joker. The most iconic comic book villain in the history of the medium. The go to villain when writers are creating an epic Batman pitch. The scene stealing comic book character that every legitimate method actor wants to play. […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #13 – Chuckie Egg

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After being chased around Antescher in Ant Attack yesterday, we barely get time for a breather as we load up the next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100 and discover that No.13 also involves us being the prey for something else – this time chickens!  We’ve stumbled into the giant chicken coop that is […]

Why Music In Films Matters

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Neil Calloway argues that soundtracks and scores can make or break films… This week, Flickering Myth’s own Oli Davis made the persuasive case that Suicide Squad‘s various cuts could be seen in the music they used; with David Ayer’s original version using different styles of music to the final cut by Trailer Park. There was […]