Flickering Myth

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

Brooklyn Film Festival 2021 Review – Under the Lantern Lit Sky

by

Under the Lantern Lit Sky, 2021. Directed by Michelle Bossy. Starring Jaclyn Bethany, Devin Kawaoka, Christy Escobar, Dan Shaked, Akilah A. Walker and Matt Citron. SYNOPSIS: Newlyweds Blanche (Jaclyn Bethany) and Alan (Devin Kawaoka) are celebrating their nuptials in 1920s Mississippi. Their union is nearing consummation when past events emerge to tarnish the moment, changing […]

Movie Review – Wish Dragon (2021)

by

Wish Dragon, 2021. Directed by Chris Appelhans. Featuring the voice talents of Jimmy Wong, Constance Wu, John Cho, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, and Will Yun Lee. SYNOPSIS: When working class college student Din (Jimmy Wong) comes into possession of a tea pot containing a pompous Wish Dragon named Long (John Cho), he is granted three wishes. Despite […]

Brooklyn Film Festival 2021 Review – American Desert

by

American Desert, 2021. Directed by Adrian Bartol. Starring Will Brandt, Ruby Modine, Michael Ironside, Amber Coney, Callum Blue and Robert LaSardo. SYNOPSIS: Matt (Will Brandt) returns home from Afghanistan still haunted by the memories of his experiences. After one night he meets up with Brandi (Ruby Modine), which soon leads to a meeting with Uncle […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: Earth One Volume 3

by

Ricky Church reviews Batman: Earth One Volume 3… After years of delays and anticipation, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank return to their world of Batman: Earth One with the third that sees a young Bruce Wayne grow into a more fully primed and realized Batman, all as Harvey Dent apparently comes back from the dead to wreak […]

Movie Review – 12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

by

12 Mighty Orphans, 2021. Directed by Ty Roberts. Starring Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Jake Austin Walker, Slade Monroe, Bailey Roberts, Sampley Barinaga, Levi Dylan, King Orba, Gavin Warren, Braden Balazik, Jack Michael Doke, Nicholas Reed, George Young Jr., Treat Williams, Woodrow Luttrell, Josie Fink, Carlson Young, Kelly Frye, Zach […]

Movie Review – The Misfits (2021)

by

The Misfits, 2021. Directed by Renny Harlin. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Jamie Chung, Tim Roth, Hermione Corfield, Nick Cannon, Mike Angelo and Rami Jaber. SYNOPSIS: Richard Pace (Pierce Brosnan) is hired by an unusual collective to pull off one final job. Far flung locations, a fractious family dynamic and some nefarious opposition stand in his way. […]

Movie Review – The Father (2020)

by

The Father, 2020. Directed by Florian Zeller. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Mark Gatiss and Olivia Williams. SYNOPSIS: Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) is living with his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) and her husband Paul (Rufus Sewell). Their relationship is loving yet sporadically fractious, as the arrival of unfamiliar faces begins to unsettle this delicate […]

Movie Review – Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021)

by

Hitman’s Wife Bodyguard, 2021. Directed by Patrick Hughes. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Richard E. Grant, Blake Ritson, Gabriella Wright, and Tomi May. SYNOPSIS: The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still […]

Marvel’s Loki – Episode 1 Review

by

Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Marvel’s Loki… Anti-heroes are a rare breed. Irksome, irascible and prone to possess more humility than most archetypes, they are there to promote a quandary. Audiences gravitate towards them, but do so firm in the knowledge that such things are a guilty pleasure. Nowhere does that sentiment feel […]