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Movie Review – The Olive Tree (2016)

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The Olive Tree, 2016. Directed by Icíar Bollaín. Starring Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambròs, Manuel Cucala, Miguel Angel Aladren, and Carme Pla. SYNOPSIS: A young woman, along with her uncle and friends, embarks on a journey from rural Spain to Dusseldorf in order to reclaim her grandfather’s beloved olive tree, which is in the […]

Video Game Review – Styx: Shards of Darkness

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Lewy Buck reviews Styx: Shards of Darkness… Back in 2014 Cyanide studios and Focus home interactive gave us Styx: Master of shadows, a game that received mixed to positive reviews but personally I felt, was incredibly underrated. Fast forward to 2017 and both developer and publisher are back with its sequel, Styx: Shards of Darkness where […]

Blu-ray Review – Logan (2017)

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Logan, 2017. Directed by James Mangold Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Richard E. Grant, and Eriq La Salle. SYNOPSIS: Logan arrives on home video in a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD release that also offers Logan Noir, a black-and-white version of this grim ‘n’ gritty film. […]

24: Legacy Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘5:00 PM – 6:00 PM’

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Ricky Church reviews the sixth episode of 24: Legacy… Corey Hawkins is still one of the best aspects of the series and really sold Carter’s own frustration with CTU throughout the episode. From standing up for the now deceased-Grimes to telling them off for getting his name leaked, there was a lot for Carter to […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 17 Review – ‘Identity and Change’

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Danny Hale reviews the seventeenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… ‘Identity and Change’ was somewhat relentless in its revelations, barrelling our plot forward and culminating in an incredibly tense stand-off between our heroes, villains and those in between. In addition we also saw the return of a few missing faces from ‘What […]

Movie Review – Catfight (2016)

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Catfight, 2016. Directed by Onur Tukel. Starring Sandrah Oh, Anne Heche, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Ahdoot, and Dylan Baker. SYNOPSIS: Two former college friends come to blows at a fancy birthday party, and the ramifications of their fight takes them both down strange life paths in the years that follow. You’ve probably seen women fighting on […]

Powerless Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Green Furious’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the eighth episode of Powerless… Is it being oversensitive to find many of the jokes in ‘Green Furious’ cruel or troubling? Is this what edgy feels like — being made to feel prudish watching a network comedy, without the slightest idea how to set the record straight? Shows, like The Office, were racy in […]

Video Game Review – Sniper Elite 4 DLC Deathstorm Part 1: Inception

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Scott Watson reviews Sniper Elite 4 DLC Deathstorm Part 1 Inception… We’ve had a good old-time playing Sniper Elite 4 here at Flickering Myth.  It’s been an organic and expansive addition to the series that has built and improved on everything coming before it.  You can read our original thoughts on its release here before we delve […]