X-Men: First Class, 2011. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Lucas Till, Zoë Kravitz, Álex González, Caleb Landry Jones, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Platt and Ray Wise. SYNOPSIS: In their efforts to prevent Armageddon, a grave rift emerges between close friends Charles Xavier […]

Firstly, an apology. It’s not very often that I use Flickering Myth for the purposes of self-promotion and in fact, this could be the very first time, but darn it I’m excited and I just can’t contain myself any longer! Long time readers of this site may remember a three part article I put together […]

Gary Collinson selects his Five Essential Movie to Video Game Adaptations… If you’re a fan of movies and/or video games then chances are you’ll already be more than aware that the movie tie-in is little more than a recipe for disaster. It seems that in developer-land, the phrase “Official Video Game of the Movie” provides […]

Thor, 2011. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander, Joshua Dallas, Tadanobu Asano, Clark Gregg, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: The arrogant and reckless warrior Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is stripped of his powers […]

Dobermann, 1997. Directed by Jan Kounen. Starring Vincent Cassel, Tchéky Karyo and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: Following a brutal bank robbery, the charismatic criminal Dobermann (Vincent Cassel) is pursued by the Paris police, headed up by the sadistic renegade cop Christini (Tchéky Karyo). Coming off the back of his acclaimed performances in Jean-François Richet’s two-part crime […]

Killer’s Moon, 1978. Written and Directed by Alan Birkinshaw. Starring Anthony Forrest, Tom Marshall, David Jackson, Georgina Kean, Nigel Gregory, Jane Hayden, Alison Elliot and JoAnne Good. SYNOPSIS: Four drugged-up mental patients escape from the local asylum and seek refuge in a remote Lake District hotel where a class of stranded school-girls are staying. As […]

Warlock, 1989. Directed by Steve Miner. Starring Julian Sands, Richard E. Grant, Lori Singer and Mary Woronov. SYNOPSIS: A warlock comes from the past… to destroy the future. If you’re a fan of cult horrors then chances are you’ll be familiar with American filmmaker Steve Miner. An associate producer on the original Friday the 13th […]

Wake Wood, 2011. Directed by David Keating. Starring Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall, Amelia Crowley, Brian Gleeson, Dan Gordon, Ruth McCabe and Ella Connolly. SYNOPSIS: A married couple move to the Irish village of Wake Wood after the death of their daughter, where they discover an ancient ritual that can reunite them with their […]

Arrivederci Millwall, 1990. Directed by Charles McDougall. Starring Kevin O’Donohoe, Sidney Cole, Tim Keen, Stephen Marcus, Peter McNamara, Andrew Tiernan, Valerie Gogan, Brian Lawrence and David Barrass. SYNOPSIS: A fiery group of English football supporters make their way to the continent for the holy grail of the football calendar, the 1982 World Cup in Spain. […]

Husk, 2011. Written and Directed by Brett Simmons. Starring Devon Graye, Wes Chatham, C.J. Thomason, Tammin Sursok and Ben Easter. SYNOPSIS: When a crow smashes into their car windscreen a group of young friends find themselves stranded near a desolate cornfield and take shelter in a crumbling farmhouse, which they soon discover to be the […]