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Countdown to Batman v Superman – Superman: Red Son

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Superman: Red Son… One of the reasons Batman and Superman are at odds in their upcoming movie are because of the Dark Knight’s fear that, if unchecked, Superman will one day use his power to conquer the planet. This is similarly Luthor’s […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania V

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In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’.   The Card: Hercules vs. King Haku w/Bobby Heenan The Twin Towers vs. The Rockers Ted Dibiase w/Virgil vs. Brutus Beefcake (Double Count-Out) The Rougeau Brothers w/Jimmy Hart vs. The Bushwhackers Mr. Perfect vs. […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – The Death of Superman

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with The Death of Superman… Prior to last December, a long running rumour circling around Batman v Superman was that Doomsday, one of the deadliest enemies in all of the DC universe, would be making an appearance as a secondary villain in the […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania IV

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In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’… The Card 20-Battle Royal (Won by Bad News Brown) *Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Ted Dibiase w/Virgil & Andre the Giant *Don Muraco w/’Superstar’ Billy Graham vs. Dino Bravo w/Frenchie Martin *Greg Valentine vs. Ricky Steamboat *Randy Savage w/Miss Elizabeth vs. ‘The […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania III

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In the build-up to Wrestlemania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous instalments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: The Can-Am Connection vs. Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco w/Mr. Fuji Billy Jack Haynes vs. Hercules w/Bobby Heenan (Double Count-Out) King Kong Bundy, Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo vs. Hillbilly Jim, […]

The new Ghostbusters film will disappoint, and it’s all your fault

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that toying with classics only leads to disappointment… This week the much-anticipated first trailer for the much-anticipated Ghostbusters remake debuted, to a lukewarm reaction (from the Flickering Myth team here at least). Now, you can’t judge films on trailers, and this might come back to haunt me when the film […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rumoured Episode VIII titles, more Blu-ray details, Luke Skywalker’s sexuality and more

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  Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got some rumoured titles of Star Wars: Episode VIII, details of the Blu-Ray (Blu-Rey) release, some original trilogy news and more… With Star Wars: Episode VIII now in production, it’s high time […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania 2

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In the build-up to Wrestlemania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous instalments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: Paul Orndorff vs. Don Muraco w/Mr. Fuji (Double Count Out) IC TITLE MATCH: Randy Savage (C) w/Miss Elizabeth vs. George ‘The Animal’ Steele Jake Roberts vs. George Wells Roddy Piper w/Lou Duva […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Justice League, Batman: Year One, Green Lantern, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Daredevil, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Old Man Logan, Venom, Big Hero 6 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Batman: Year One, Justice League, Green Lantern, Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad 2, Gotham, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Arrow, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy […]