James Garcia reviews Mark Edlitz’ new book, How To Be A Superhero… Each day, the internet is flooded with news stories about each and every piece of development surrounding an upcoming comic book adaptation or superhero film. We here at Flickering Myth spend our days dissecting and discussing those various topics with as much fervor […]
Movie Review – Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Magic Mike XXL, 2015. Directed by Gregory Jacobs. Starring Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Kevin Nash, Gabriel Iglesias, Adam Rodriguez, Jada Pinkett Smith and Amber Heard. SYNOPSIS: Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #2
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #2… Holistic Detective Dirk seeks the connection between the murderous Copycat Killers and reincarnated Egyptian ghouls while trying to survive a frantic party-bus across his new haunt of San Diego… After the firework of the first issue [read our review here] Chris Ryall has rather sensibly brought the pace […]
DVD Review – 30 Degrees in February Season One
30 Degrees in February (30 grader i februari), 2012 Based on stories by Anders Weidemann. Starring Maria Lundquist, Hanna Ardehn, Kjell Bergqvist, Thomas Chaanhing, Rebecca Hemse and Torkel Petersson. SYNOPSIS: A disparate group of Swedes move to Thailand in search of a new life. Problems swept under the carpet have a tendency of biting back. When […]
Movie Review – Amy (2015)
Amy, 2015. Directed by Asif Kapadia. SYNOPSIS: Documentary charting Amy Winehouse’s music and battle with drug and alcohol addiction. What takes your breath away watching Asif Kapadia’s outstanding documentary on Amy Winehouse, Amy, is how much she was hounded. Reminding us of those final moments in Princess Diana’s life, Winehouse courted paparazzi even in death, snapping and […]
Movie Review – Paper Towns (2015)
Paper Towns, 2015. Directed by Jake Schreier. Starring Nat Wolff, Cara Delevigne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage and Jaz Sinclair. SYNOPSIS: Quentin–Q–(Wolff)’s life has always been safe. Pre-ordained. Orderly. When his childhood friend and lifelong crush Margo (Delevigne) goes missing, just days before prom and graduation, Q and his friends begin to follow the clues she […]
Movie Review – Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out, 2015. Directed by Pete Docter. Starring Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, Kaitlyn Dias, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan SYNOPSIS: After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to […]
Movie Review – Slow West (2015)
Slow West, 2015. Written and Directed by John Maclean. Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn, Caren Pistorius, Rory McCann and Stewart Bowman. SYNOPSIS: A young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as guide. The western film is […]
Movie Review – The First Film (2015)
The First Film, 2015. Written, directed and presented by David Nicholas Wilkinson. Featuring Tom Courtenay, Michael Harvey, Mark Rance, Stephen Herbert, Daniel Martin, Tony Earnshaw, Adrian Wootton, Tony North, Jacques Pfend and Joe Eszterhas. SYNOPSIS : Leeds born filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson’s thirty-three year quest to prove that the world’s film industry started in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1888. Where was the first film made? […]
Movie Review – Ted 2 (2015)
Ted 2, 2015. Directed by Seth MacFarlane. Starring Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Barth, Morgan Freeman and Liam Neeson. SYNOPSIS: Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he’s a person in a court of […]
