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Countdown to Cincy Comic Expo – Remembering Larry Hama’s run on Wolverine

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Jessie Robertson looks back on Larry Hama’s run on Wolverine… In just two short weeks, I’ll be attending the Cincinnati Comic Expo for my third time and if there’s one name in all of the guests that stood out to me and put me on fanboy tilt, it would be “Lethal” Larry Hama. Hama is mostly known for […]

Directors Who Damaged Their Careers Part 1 – The One Who Can Still Make A Comeback

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Graeme Robertson kicks off a new series looking at directors who damaged their careers; first up is Richard Kelly… Richard Kelly is very much a case of a bright talent burning out before it really gets a chance to flourish. Kelly hit the high mark right out of the gate with his mind-bending debut Donnie […]

Interview with action star Jino Kang

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Marc Cardenas chats with Jino Kang… Jino Kang is a self made action hero with the martial arts credentials to back it up. A student of martial arts since the age of four, Jino has since grown to become a Masters Hall of Fame martial artist. Well versed in the ways of Hapkido, Tae Kwon […]

AMC’s Decline Isn’t Complicated, It’s Just Bad TV

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Samuel Brace on the decline of AMC… I am old enough to remember when AMC, back in the day — that day being five minutes ago — were at the top of the TV ladder. There was a time when they unequivocally ruled the roost, when all competition bowed before them. After Mad Men‘s debut […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #6 – R-Type

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After reaching the heady heights – in numerous landscapes – then proclaiming yourself The Sentinel, our calling in the Your Sinclair Top 100 now sees us return to the inky black.  Number Six from Electric Dreams Software sees us going nose-to-nose against Bydo, as we take control of R-Type. R-Type began its life in the […]

Interview: Maiara Walsh Talks Summer Camp

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David Opie sits down with actress Maiara Walsh to talk about Summer Camp, a Spanish/American collaboration that follows a group of camp counsellors besieged by a zombie-like virus. The film is currently having a successful run at film festivals worldwide and our four star review is available to read here… David Opie: Summer Camp is one of the […]

Exclusive Interview: Writer-director Rebecca Miller discusses Maggie’s Plan

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Acclaimed dramedy Maggie’s Plan is released in UK cinemas this Friday [read our ★★★★ review here] and writer-director Rebecca Miller has been chatting to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper about the film and how she became involved. Maggie’s Plan marks Miller’s first film since 2009’s The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and when she first discovered […]

Theory: Is Luke Skywalker a Sith Lord in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether Luke Skywalker could be a Sith Lord in Star Wars: The Force Awakens… Star Wars: The Force Awakens is already a monster. The internet has been ablaze with theories and speculation about the new trailer, dissecting every frame for clues about the story, including Luke Owen’s theory that Kylo Ren may […]