Black Friday, 1940 Directed by Arthur LubinStarring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges SYNOPSIS: Dr. Sovac transplants the brain of a gangster into his professor friend’s body to save his life, but there is a side effect that causes a dangerous split personality. Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi team up once again (although never on […]

Martin Deer reviews the latest issue of Batman… “Twists and turns are around every corner as Bruce Wayne takes the final steps toward his destiny! And in the backup story, learn more about how different Gotham City was at this dangerous point in time.“ Since DC restarted the DC Universe back in 2011, things have […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Scott Mendelson writes for Forbes about the $50 “Mega Ticket” for World War Z… “But two days prior to its national release, Paramount is teaming with Regal Cinemas to offer a sneak preview of the film in five specific theaters for just $50 a ticket … you get […]

The Raven, 1935 Directed by Lew LandersStarring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Irene Ware, Samuel S. Hinds SYNOPSIS: A brilliant surgeon obsessed with Poe saves the life of a beautiful dancer and goes mad when he can’t have her. One year after The Black Cat, horror icons Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff teamed up again to […]

The Black Cat, 1934 Directed by Edgar G. UllmerStarring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugois, David Manners, Julie Bishop SYNOPSIS: American honeymooners in Hungary are trapped in the home of a Satan- worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident. Bringing together two of horror’s biggest icons for the first […]

Robb Ghag reviews Star Wars #6…. “When he and Chewbacca are cornered by Imperials, Han Solo resorts to an improvised plan with the most dangerous results imaginable! Meanwhile, half a galaxy away, Princess Leia and Wedge Antilles prepare for certain death, unaware that Luke Skywalker has an improvisation of his own. And Darth Vader is […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers 2, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kick-Ass 2, Arrow, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., […]

John Lucking reviews the twelfth episode of Hannibal…. Being the penultimate episode of any season is a thankless task. Its goal is to build excitement for the next episode and hint at the idea of irreversible changes like deaths or character revelations. It is essentially the little brother to the finale’s big brother; receiving its […]

The Flickering Myth team look at all the news coming from this year’s E3… Well, it’s been quite the week for gaming news (as it usually is at this point every year) with Sony announcing the PS4 and Microsoft unveiling their “plans” for how they see the future of gaming. To put it politely, it […]

Man of Steel, 2013. Directed by Zack Snyder.Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff, and Ayelet Zurer. SYNOPSIS: An epic journey from one world to another sees a young boy grow in to the hero we need him to […]