Big Trouble in Little China, 1986 Directed by John CarpenterStarring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong SYNOPSIS: An All-American trucker gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown. Muscles, magic and a wonderful mullet, John Carpenter’s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China hits Blu-Ray for the first time today. […]

Luke Owen on the definition of a “Christmas movie”…. During the preparation for Flickering Myth’s on-going “My Favourite Christmas Movie”, the following discussion took place: Tom Jolliffe: I’ll take Rocky IV. Forgot that it was set at Crimbo.Me: Is Rocky IV a Christmas movie?Tom Jolliffe: The main fight takes place on Christmas day. A valid […]

Luke Owen looks back at the 1991 big screen adaptation of The Addams Family…. December 13th 2013 marks the 22nd anniversary (here in the UK) of Barry Sonnenfeld’s big screen adaptation of The Addams Family. It was a movie that, while not exactly ground-breaking, would spark a creative curve in Hollywood akin to X-Men’s impact […]

Luke Owen gives his thoughts on the first trailer for Gareth Edward’s Godzilla…. Having grown up a fan of kaiju cinema, the wait for the Godzilla trailer has been almost excruciating. While other movies coming out in 2014 were flaunting their bright and bombastic trailers and announcements of sequels, the Godzilla camp over at Legendary […]

Luke Owen reviews Greg Sestero’s memoirs of working on “the worst movie ever made”… The hilarious and inspiring story of how a mysterious misfit got past every roadblock in the Hollywood system to achieve success on his own terms: a $6 million cinematic catastrophe called The Room.Anyone who has seen Tommy Wiseau’s The Room will have had […]

Luke Owen reviews Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #6 from IDW… The stakes have never been higher when an alien onslaught on Las Vegas reveals new weapons for both sides of the conflict! Meanwhile, Lucy has her own problems to deal with as two countries pit monster against monster, with her team caught in the middle. […]

Blackfish, 2013 Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite SYNOPSIS: Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity. Blackfish was easily one of the most anticipated films at this year’s Sundance London with its […]

Silent Night, 2012 Directed by Steven C. Miller. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Jamie King, Donal Logue, Ellen Wong and Brenden Fehr. SYNOPSIS: The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve. In the same vein that World War Z is a loose adaptation […]

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, 2013. Directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn.Featuring the voice talents of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris and Terry Crews. SYNOPSIS: Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he’s forced […]

To countdown to this year’s Halloween, Luke Owen reviews a different horror film every day of October. To close; the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street… Over this year’s Countdown to Halloween, one movie has been mentioned more than any other – Platinum Dunes 2010 remake of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm […]