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 […]

Nafissa Jeetoo chats with Award-winning British producer & CEO of Richwater Films, Jonathan Sothcott, about his recent release Vendetta and what we can expect in 2014… Nafissa Jeetoo: Hi Jonathan, I’d like to start by thanking you for taking the time to answer the questions I have in store. And… *applause* well done with Vendetta, […]

Marking the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi (1983) is the arrival of final definitive tome on the original Star Wars trilogy written by J.W. Rinzler; the series has become so popular that the Lucasfilm Executive Editor and Writer has become a familiar name on the New York Times bestseller list.  A great asset […]

Luke Owen counts down his personal Top 5 Fictional Deaths that he never quite got over…. Perhaps it’s the power of the writing, perhaps it’s the strength of the performance, but sometimes a fictional character’s death in movies can affect us deep down inside to provoke an emotional response. Despite these people not being real, […]

Luke Owen looks at Episode 6 of The Apprentice… I’ve never really been affected by ‘cringe television’. I know of it and I think I’ve seem some examples in comedies such as I’m Alan Partridge, The Office, The Inbetweeners etc but I have never actually watched the TV ‘through my fingers’. Last night’s The Apprentice was […]