Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

The Best Super Mario Ball Bearing Games

by

Ahead of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Andrew Brassleay delves into the best Super Mario ball bearing games… Mario might be one of video games’ mightiest characters, but the world’s most renowned fictional plumber also has a home in three-dimensional entertainment. Ball bearing and marble games released under the Super Mario brand have been available […]

One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall: The Best Fights of Optimus Prime and Megatron

by

Ricky Church on the greatest fights between Optimus Prime and Megatron… For over 35 years, the Autobots and Decepticons have waged a constant war against each other throughout the Transformers franchise. No matter what new iteration, whether it be television, comics, video games or feature films, these two factions are always at each other’s throats as […]

Ten John Wick-Inspired Movies For Your Action Fix

by

Hasitha Fernando dives into ten John Wick-inspired movies to give you your action fix… Every couple of years an action movie would come along that instantly becomes a gamechanger in the genre and the template to be followed for the next decade or so – John Wick was such a film. Released in 2014 the […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #49 – Tetris

by

After the adrenaline, wheelie filled world of Enduro Racer we need a come down, and what better game to take with us to our quiet corner than the one resting at Number #49 in the Your Sinclair Top 100, which is Alexey Pajitnov’s classic Tetris. Tetris is the game that quite possibly everybody on the […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #19 – Back to Skool

by

No longer being involved in the macabre, trap dodging, kill or be killed Spy vs Spy we rapidly leave the area in our plane and look towards our next game, hoping that life in our next Your Sinclair Top 100 entry will not be so brutal. However looking at No.#19 it appears we’re not escaping […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #82 – Hyperaction

by

From one strategy game to another, as we arrive at Hyperaction, No. #82 from Silversoft.  A puzzle game that upon first appearance you may despis, but after a few further rounds, this could become one of your firm favourites. Hyperaction was created by Iain Christopher Hayward, Jay Derrett back in 1984. Initially Hyperaction seems like a […]

The Most Incredibly Annoying Movie Characters

by

Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the most annoying movie characters ever… Cinema at its best delights and enthrals. For that to work, we need engaging characters we can get behind. There’s a problem though. Sometimes for an array of reasons, some characters just end up being incredibly annoying. It can be the cherry on […]

The Top 5 John Wick Action Scenes

by

Ricky Church on the top five action scenes in the John Wick franchise… After a few delays in production, mostly due to pandemic related issues these last couple of years, John Wick: Chapter 4 was finally released and has dominated the box office with critics – including our very own Rob Kojder and EJ Moreno – citing […]

Ke Huy Quan: From Coolest Kid of the Mid-80s to Comeback King!

by

Tom Jolliffe on a childhood idol getting a long overdue and triumphant comeback… Growing up in the 80s I was lavished with great movies. I loved all kinds of films, from kidcentric adventure films to movies like Terminator and Die Hard which I really shouldn’t have been watching. Many of my idols growing up were […]