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Mystery, Resolution and the Virtue of Ambiguity

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Samuel Brace on mystery, resolution and the virtue of ambiguity… A mystery, a puzzle that needs solving, and the facts unknown are key ingredients to what brings us back to our favourite TV shows episode after episode. They are the factors that hold our attention as a movie plays. The fact that all the pieces […]

Spielberg Is Right, Comic Book Movies Are The New Westerns

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This week, Neil Calloway agrees with Steven Spielberg about Comic Book Movies… A month or so after it began, and some might say right in time for his new film, the Tom Hanks starring Cold War espionage thriller Bridge of Spies, the debate over Steven Spielberg’s comments regarding comic book movies rumbles on. To be […]

The Week in Disappointment – Avengers: Infinity War, Spectre, Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Fast & Furious 8

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Daniel Craig says he’d only do another Bond for the money” Does that mean you did Quantum of Solace for the artistic integrity? I love how cocky the star of Cowboys and Aliens gets when discussing another Bond film. As if 007 has prevented him […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Jessica Jones, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman: The Killing Joke and more

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Our weekly round up of all the news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes… In the build up to the New York Comic Con, it’s been a busy week for superhero news, but unfortunately due to the birth of my daughter (and a lack of sleep), it’s an abridged version of The […]

The Films That Should Be TV Shows

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This week, Neil Calloway suggests some films that would work well as TV shows… With the new series of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. now underway, the Limitless TV show having just debuted in the US, and talk of a Game of Thrones movie being made (later denied). There’s even a TV show (the second, following a […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Jessica Jones, Fantastic Four 2, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, Watchmen and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Damage Control, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Wolverine 3, Huck, […]

The Week in Disappointment – Batman v Superman, Terminator, Watchmen TV Series, Nicolas Cage and The Lord of the Rings and more

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice rated PG-13 for ‘sensuality’” Makes perfect sense. You could feel the pulsing sexual tension emanating from the screen when he ripped the top off of the Batmobile. Matt Damon knows what I’m taking about. “Matt Damon says ‘it must […]

Exclusive Interview – Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials director Wes Ball

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Wes Ball, the director of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, sat down with Flickering Myth’s Kat Kourbeti to talk about the second instalment in the planned trilogy of movies. Check out their chat in the video below: Here’s a synopsis of the movie: In this next chapter of the epic “Maze Runner” saga, Thomas (Dylan […]

Director Denis Villeneuve talks Blade Runner 2 and Sicario – Exclusive Interview

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Director Denis Villeneuve has sat down with Flickering Myth’s Kat Kourbeti to talk about his latest movie – the Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro starring Sicario. He also talks about his next big project, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s science-fiction classic, Blade Runner 2 (which might now be called Androids Dream, after […]