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 […]

Seconds out… Welcome the 5th annual Superhero Showdown! LAST TIME OUT… As always, we begin with a recap of the past year, which saw new instalments from the three highest-grossing superhero franchises – Batman, Spider-Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe – as well as another outing for Nicolas Cage’s Johnny Blaze in the sequel Ghost […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Michael Geszel about his tribal vision of the future… “My parents always loved art and movies, and read a lot,” remarks Michael Geszel who was very young when he became aware of comic books; a fan of We3, Transmetropolitan, and Sin City as well as a publisher at SoulCraft Comics, Geszel is […]

Emily Blunt is an actress that has flirted with the idea of working in comic book movies for some time now. She was first in line to play Black Widow in Iron Man 2 but couldn’t commit due to her schedule for Gulliver’s Travels, and she turned down the role of Peggy Carter in Captain […]

Paul Risker looks at Hollywood’s depiction of HIV/AIDS, from Philadelphia to Dallas Buyers Club… In spite of the critical acclaim garnered by last year’s AIDS documentary double-bill Fire in the Blood and How to Survive a Plague, it is Dallas Buyers Club that is poised to become the cinematic face of AIDS/HIV cinema. With nomination […]

Trevor Hogg reviews two versions of a DC Comics icon which both aimed to entertain viewers on the small screen and are now available on Blu-ray… For many people the golden standard of bringing Gotham City and its legendary protector to the world of animation remains Batman: The Animated Series which was able to stylishly combine darkness […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Douglas Wolk and Ulises Farinas about bringing the swift justice of Judge Dredd to the West Coast… Douglas Wolk “My grandmother was an incredible painter, and my father sculpted on the weekends for many years and recently took it up again,” states Douglas Wolk who is a Portland, Oregon-based author and […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews Zero #5… “The solicitation text for this issue of ZERO has been censored by the Agency. There is nothing to see here.” Warning spoilers ahead… Last month I named Zero my favorite comic of 2013.  It’s blend of espionage and sic-fi elements spoke to me.  It’s ground in a dark, violent reality […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. First and foremost, I hope you have had a lovely Christmas. I was very lucky to be given my very first Kindle and it has already opened the door to plenty of reading material I may have otherwise missed. My first book selection was Laremy Legel’s Film Criticism: […]

Paul Risker chats with Love Tomorrow stars Cindy Jourdain and Arionel Vargas… To coincide with the DVD release of Christopher Payne’s ballet drama Love Tomorrow, which picked up the award for Best Film at Raindance Film Festival, Flickering Myth had the opportunity to put some questions to the films two stars, Cindy Jourdain and Arionel […]