Flickering Myth

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

Superhero Centric Media: What’s With All The Sycophants?

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Samuel Brace on superhero centric media and sycophancy… This may not be the right place for this, it might not reach its intended audience, but this is applicable and more than pertinent for fans of superhero content as well. It’s a good thing for us all to keep an eye on, to watch out for, […]

Best TV Drama Emmy – What Should Be Nominated vs What Will Be Nominated

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Samuel Brace on the Best TV Drama Emmy, what should be nominated, and what will be nominated… With voting ending for those with ballots last Friday and the Emmy nominations announcement coming in the middle of next month, I’ve been thinking about all the great TV dramas of the past year. There has been many […]

Fallout 4, Graphics and Why Visual Demands Are Dumb

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Samuel Brace on Fallout 4, graphics and why visual demands are dumb… Goodness me, where to begin…  I don’t know. I really don’t. Well… I suppose… Okay. How about here: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Deadly Premonition. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Whatever those games mean to you (and they should all mean something) just […]

Why Phase Three Of The MCU Is Going To Be Way Better Than Phase One and Phase Two

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Samuel Brace on why Phase Three of the MCU is going to be better than Phase One and Phase Two… That Marvel will be raising their game for Phase Three may seem obvious but to the uninitiated a slate of films that includes a plethora of new heroes with their own solo movies and attention […]

Bad Movies & Bad Content: There Has To Be Consequences

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Samuel Brace on bad movies on bad content… There has to be consequences for making a bad movie. There just has to. Consequences for bad movies, bad TV shows, bad video games, whatever. If a studio produces a movie, a bad one, one that is below a certain standard, a standard that we are not […]

Will PlayStation’s Bare Autumn Help Xbox Close The Gap?

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Samuel Brace on whether PlayStation’s bare autumn could help Xbox to close the gap… PlayStation is winning. There is no doubt about it. In all likelihood the Sony console is 10 million units ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox One. Now, Xbox isn’t doing badly, not by any stretch of the imagination, but PlayStation 4 — for […]

Superhero Movies: Contrarian Opinions and Partisan Fandoms

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Samuel Brace on contrarian opinions and parisan fandoms…. This is a great time to be a fan. A fan of superheroes and superhero movies, of a particular TV series or film franchise, to be a fan of pretty much anything and anyone. For this there is no doubt. Fandom’s are at their peak, with the […]

Batman: Arkham Knight and A Trip Back to the Asylum

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With the release of Batman: Arkham Knight this week, Samuel Brace takes a trip back to the Asylum… This week, as Batman: Arkham Knight hit consoles and PC’s across the globe, I sat there unable to refrain from hearkening back to years past, 2009 in particular and the series debut game that so many of […]

Benedict Cumberbatch says Doctor Strange is the “adult in the room” in Avengers: Infinity War

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Benedict Cumberbatch has commented that during Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange plays the adult in the room. One of the most fascinating components of the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War is going to be seeing just how all of these characters come together, how their personalities clash, and the relationships that are formed. We’ve seen some […]