Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Charles Arthur writes for The Guardian about the BBC’s decision to stop funding their venture into 3D television: “… the corporation will stop making programmes in the new format at the end of this year at least until 2016 following “disappointing” takeup. Despite an estimated 1.5m households in […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team countdown to the UK release of Monsters University by picking their favourite Pixar Movies; next up is Ryan O’Neill with Up…. Up was released in 2009, sandwiched between the equally ambitious and creative Wall-E and Toy Story 3. At this time, it seemed almost everything Pixar Animation Studios touched turned to […]

Anghus Houvouras thinks that creative freedom isn’t all it’s cracked up to be… I’m under the working theory that every filmmaker does their best work when they are given certain limitations. Every great filmmaker had a time when they were forced to be creative because of budget concerns or limited technologies.  Rather than just throw […]

After meeting his maker at the hands of the Heretic in the pages of Grant Morrison’s Batman, Incorpated #8 a couple of months back, Damian Wayne is set to make his return to the DC universe – kind of – as the Boy Wonder takes centre stage in a new four-issue miniseries from Andy Kubert […]

Robb Ghag reviews Dexter #1…. “Dexter Morgan is not just an above-average forensic blood spatter expert. He’s also Miami’s friendly neighborhood crime-fighting serial killer! But Dexter’s “killing” streak gets put on hold, as he find himself trapped in a sticky situation – his high school reunion! The Skid Row Slasher, Miami’s newest serial killer, is […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team countdown to the UK release of Monsters University by picking their favourite Pixar Movies; next up is Alice Rush with The Incredibles…. It’s a rare skill to be able to make a film that traverses age gaps and appeals across generations of people, however for years now Pixar has proven time […]

Movies have been a prime source of popular art throughout the last century and up to present day, so it’s little wonder that many of the billboard posters associated with these films have become somewhat iconic. Posters like those issued by Attack of the 50ft Woman, Vertigo, Silence of the Lambs, E.T., The Exorcist and […]

Robb Ghag reviews What If? AvX #1… “The biggest event of 2012 is now the biggest miniseries of 2013! We all know what happened to the Avengers and the X-Men. but what if the story had gone differently? The one and only Jimmy Palmiotti brings his signature style to a mind-blowing reinterpretation of a key […]

Jackson Ball presents his five essential James Gandolfini films… Just two weeks ago the news broke about the tragic passing of James Gandolfini. The actor, aged just 51, suffered a fatal heart attack on June 19, while vacationing in Italy. Obviously, Gandolfini was best known for bringing life to the character of Tony Soprano on […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1… “Boomerang and some of Spidey’s deadliest baddies prove that with terrible powers come terrible responsibilities! Rising Star Nick Spencer teams with Eisner Award winning sensation Steve Lieber for a walk on the Spider-Verse’s evil side!“ Some of my favorite comic titles are the ones that pluck […]