Despite whispers of a sequel ever since the release of the first movie, it’s taken twenty years for the follow-up to the blockbuster alien invasion flick Independence Day to become a reality, and during an anniversary screening of the film, director Roland Emmerich has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about why we’ve waited so long […]
United World News report for Independence Day: Resurgence details The War of 1996
20th Century Fox has released a viral clip for the upcoming sci-fi action sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, which takes the form of a ‘United World News’ special report detailing the first alien invasion during ‘The War of 1996’. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence “Independence Day was […]
Melissa McCarthy calls the Ghostbusters trailer “confusing”; confirms the movie is not a sequel
It was revealed recently that the Ghostbusters reboot trailer is the most hated trailer in the history of YouTube (we didn’t like it much either), and one of its stars has spoken very openly about it. When it was released in April, audiences seemed confused as to whether the movie was a sequel or a […]
Blu-ray Review – The True Story of Royal Rumble (2016)
The True Story of Royal Rumble, 2016 SYNOPSIS: For nearly 30 years, both WWE Superstars and WWE Universe members alike begin their Road to WrestleMania at Royal Rumble. An over-the-top free-for-all battle where the winner is given a one-way ticket to the Showcase of the Immortals. Get all the history, get all the stories, and […]
Ranking the Harry Potter Films from Worst to Best
Flickering Myth ranks the Harry Potter films… With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hitting cinemas [read our review here], we asked the Flickering Myth writing staff to rank the original Harry Potter series from worst to best. We then took those results and added them all together to create our official ranking, which […]
Examining the Space Jam website, which is still live, 20 years on
Luke Owen takes you back to the past… It’s amazing to think that Space Jam, the movie which saw Michael Jordan play basketball with Bugs Bunny, turns twenty years old today. What do you remember the most about it? The barrage of ‘making of’ features than ran on every movie show? The fantastic soundtrack featuring […]
Movie Review – Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange, 2016 Directed by Scott Derrickson Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins SYNOPSIS: A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. Despite the fact the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multi-billion dollar […]
Theory: The female lead in the Han Solo movie will be his wife
Luke Owen looks at the casting rumours for Han Solo: A Star Wars Story… It was reported by Variety this week that Disney and Lucasfilm had begun casting the female lead of the Han Solo anthology movie, set for release on May 25th, 2018. The names included Tessa Thompson (Creed), Zoe Kravitz (X-Men: First Class) and […]
Movie Review – Shin Godzilla (2016)
Shin Godzilla, 2016 Directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi Starring Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ohsugi, Akira Emoto, Kengo Kôra, Mikako Ichikawa, Jun Kunimura, Pierre Taki, Kyûsaku Shimada, Ken Mitsuishi SYNOPSIS: Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster. Having been dormant in his native Japan since 2004’s Godzilla: Final […]
Why is everyone so upset about the live-action Lion King remake?
Luke Owen looks at the backlash to Disney’s live-action Lion King remake… Since Tim Burton re-imagined Alice in Wonderland in a live-action format in 2010 to an incredible box office return (the film earned over $1 billion), Disney have their new mission statement: re-telling animated classics for a new generation in live-action. This success continued with […]
