Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Franchise Reboots: A Necessary Evil

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In the aftermath of this weeks disastrous Fantastic Four release, David Opie argues that reboots are still essential to modern day filmmaking…Remake. Reimagining. Reboot. The Three dreaded R’s of Hollywood.Every day, it seems that studios announce plans to launch yet another a new franchise reboot and every day, the internet responds with a collective groan louder than the […]

Interview: Mike Johnson talks Star Trek

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With the release of Star Trek/Green Lantern #1 and the SDCC news of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy just breaking Villordsutch managed to sit down and chat with the always busy Mike Johnson… Villordsutch: Your name is attached in the top corner of all the Star Trek ongoing series comics Mike, and you’ve written up a […]

How the SummerSlam Card Exposes a Lack of Main Event Talent

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Jackson Ball on how the SummerSlam card exposes a lack of main event talent…WWE Battleground has come and gone, bringing with it a series of revelations that has set us on a direct collision course for Summerslam. ‘The Biggest Party of the Summer’ is one of the true marquee events of the wrestling calendar, second […]

Exclusive: Ana Lily Amirpour talks A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

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Luke Owen sits down with Ana Lily Amirpour to talk her vampire movie A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night… LO: Would you class A Girl Who Walks Home Alone at Night as a Horror film? You grew up watching Horror Movies, what do you think of the genre in 2015? ALA: I personally don’t […]

Interview: Director Gregory Jacobs talks Magic Mike XXL

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Kat Kourbeti sat down with Magic Mike XXL director Gregory Jacobs and chatted to him about the film, out now in cinemas in the UK and worldwide… Kat Kourbeti: Congrats on the film, you’ve managed to subvert expectations yet again. Gregory Jacobs: Thanks! KK: The trailer is very misleading, it’s all like “Yeah! It’s all […]

Interview: Directors Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda talk Minions

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Kat Kourbeti sat down with the directors of Minions in a roundtable discussion. If you’re curious about the world of the Minions, read on…Kat Kourbeti: First of all, congrats on the film. You can’t deny its success – everyone is absolutely loving the Minions. What can you tell us about their made-up language? What kind […]

Batman: Arkham Knight and A Trip Back to the Asylum

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With the release of Batman: Arkham Knight this week, Samuel Brace takes a trip back to the Asylum… This week, as Batman: Arkham Knight hit consoles and PC’s across the globe, I sat there unable to refrain from hearkening back to years past, 2009 in particular and the series debut game that so many of […]

5 reasons why The Lost World: Jurassic Park isn’t as bad as you remember

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Simon Columb with 5 reasons why The Lost World: Jurassic Park isn’t as bad as you remember…You did it. You planned to watch all three Jurassic Park films prior to watching Jurassic World and stalled after the first one.There are problems with The Lost World: Jurassic Park, sure, but it is crucially a Spielberg film. Not executively-produced, but directed by the bearded […]

How Tomorrowland’s Bottom Line Informed My Viewing of Mad Max: Fury Road

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Kat Kourbeti on how Tomorrowland’s bottom line informed her viewing of Mad Max: Fury Road…(SPOILER WARNING for both films within.)There’s something I need to get off my chest: I didn’t really like Mad Max: Fury Road.I mean, it’s not bad, it’s got things to say, and it’s got very interesting dystopian world-building and strong characters […]

Interview: Carmen Ejogo talks Selma, meeting Coretta King and black actresses in Hollywood

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Amon Warmann sits down with Selma’s Carmen Ejogo for the home entertainment release… Though the focus of Ava Duvernay’s Oscar-nominated Selma is rightfully on Martin Luther King, throughout there is a great emphasis on how a collective group can accomplish great change. Just as King was surrounded by a host of great men and women, […]