Trevor Hogg chats with Kel Symons about movies, comic books and submerging himself with an swashbuckling tale… “My mother was an RN, and my father was a lawyer,” states Kel Symons. “Though I think my dad semi-secretly wished he’d become a writer; I know he was a huge movie fan and helped inform my taste […]

Luke Owen looks into the debate on which is the worst Superman movie… While we are in the middle of Superman Month, I thought I would address a question that has plagued a generation – which is the worst Superman movie? But before we can answer that, let’s look into some history… Superman: The Movie […]

As you’ll no doubt be aware if you’re a regular around these parts, we’re big fans of comic book movies here at Flickering Myth. So with the 2013 comic book movie season about to get underway in April with the arrival of Oblivion and Iron Man 3, we thought we’d spend the month counting down […]

Luke Owen takes a look at Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #2… THE WORLD BELOW! Deep beneath the surface of CYBERTRON, the last vestiges of life struggles to survive. Their only protectors: GRIMLOCK and his loyal DINOBOTS—who find themselves at the center of a dark mystery! As you may recall, I wasn’t overly fond of the […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Adam Rowland about charting the course of the visual effects for Captain Phillips… When Oscar-winner Tom Hanks (Saving Mr. Banks) teamed with filmmaker Paul Greengrass (Green Zone) to tell the true story about Somali pirates hijacking an American cargo ship some digital trickery was needed to augment the on-location settings.  “We […]

We’re only two-fifths of the way through Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers: Age of Ultron still to come, but if the generally-reliable Schmoes Know are to be believed, Marvel Studios has already laid out its plans for its third wave […]

Luke Owen reviews Mega Man #26, part 7 of the Worlds Collide story… The historic Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man crossover event rolls on! The hunt for the Roboticized Masters continues as Sonic and Mega Man face down Shadow Man and – Shadow Man? Meanwhile, Drs. Eggman and Wily gloat over the captive Dr. […]

Earlier this week it was announced that Ben McKenzie (Southland, Batman: Year One) will take on the role of Detective Jim Gordon in Fox’s upcoming Batman prequel series Gotham, and now McKenzie has received some words of advice from the last man to don the ‘tache, Gary Oldman, who starred as Gordon in Batman Begins, […]

With Fox set to begin production on The Fantastic Four next month, we still know virtually nothing about the superhero reboot, with director Josh Trank denying pretty much every rumour that’s surfaced over the past few months – even the ones that seem to have some basis in fact. And of course the big one that’s stirred […]

The Vineyard, 1989 Directed by James Hong and William RiceStarring James Hong, Karen Witter and Michael Wong SYNOPSIS:Crackpot scientist and celebrated winemaker Dr. Elson Po has made the ultimate discovery: the secret to everlasting life. As with all good things, however, there’s an inevitable downside; and a bunch of good-looking and horny youngsters, invited to […]