Flickering Myth

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

Movie Review – Eli (2019)

by

Eli. 2019. Directed by Ciarán Foy. Starring Charlie Shotwell, Kelly Reilly, Max Martini, Lili Taylor, and Sadie Sink. SYNOPSIS: A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the house he’s living in isn’t as safe as he thought. Generic repetition can at times plague Netflix’s catalog of interchangeable horror offerings, but then a […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 20 – The Greasy Strangler (2016)

by

The Greasy Strangler, 2016. Directed by Jim Hosking. Starring Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar and Elizabeth De Razzo. SYNOPSIS: Ronnie and his son Brayden run a disco walking tour in a small town. When the pair meet Janet on one of these tours, the father and son find themselves in an increasingly vicious competition for […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 19 – The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

by

The Devil’s Advocate, 1997. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Craig T. Nelson and Connie Nielsen. SYNOPSIS: Kevin Lomax, a hotshot Florida attorney with an unusually successful career is invited to join a top New York City law firm headed by the charismatic John Milton. As […]

Movie Review – Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

by

Zombieland: Double Tap, 2019. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch, Avan Jogia, Thomas Middleditch, Bill Murray, Luke Wilson, Al Roker, and Grace Randolph. SYNOPSIS: Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, […]

Movie Review — On a Magical Night (2019)

by

On a Magical Night, 2019. Directed by Christophe Honoré. Starring Chiara Mastroianni, Benjamin Biolay, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin. SYNOPSIS: After ending her latest casual fling with an attractive young student, a University lecturer reveals her long history of affairs to her husband of twenty years. Leaving him devastated, she checks into a hotel room across […]

Comic Book Review – The Illuminati Ball

by

Calum Petrie reviews The Illuminati Ball… The Illuminati Ball is an ambitious story about the human condition, greed and tampering with things beyond our understanding. A modest graphic novel by Cynthia Von Buhler and based on the theatrical experience, the story has somewhat of a pedigree. The narrative takes a few turns throughout the book’s […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 18 – Zombieland (2009)

by

Zombieland, 2009. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. SYNOPSIS: A geeky loner finds himself teaming up with a trio of strangers as they embark on a road trip across America in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. I’ve probably said it a million times by now but […]

Movie Review – A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019)

by

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, 2019. Directed by Will Becher and Richard Phelan. Featuring the voice talents of Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia Vitale, Andy Nyman and Joe Sugg. SYNOPSIS: An alien arrives on Shaun’s farm, sparking a frantic quest to get the visitor home safely. It’s impossible not to be charmed by the […]

Movie Review – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

by

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, 2019. Directed by Joachim Rønning. Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Skrein, Harris Dickinson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Warwick Davis, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville and Robert Lindsay. SYNOPSIS: When Aurora decides to marry a prince, Maleficent struggles with her dislike of humans at the risk of igniting an inter-species […]