Flickering Myth’s writing team countdown to the UK release of Monsters University by picking their favourite Pixar Movies; first up is Anthony Stokes with Toy Story… There aren’t a whole lot of “kids” movies that are widely accepted as being on par with the very best “adult” movies. Some of them may be appreciated by […]

Since Disney set release dates for three mystery Phase Three movies last month, there’s been plenty of speculation as to which superheroes are set to make their debut when the third round of solo movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets underway with Ant-Man in 2015. Topping the speculation is the long-rumoured Doctor Strange and […]

Anghus Houvouras discusses the most disappointing films of all time; next up is the Quentin Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse…. Disappointment is always a product of expectations.  Some will tell you that a disappointing film may be more likely due to those expectations being unrealistic.  The product of ‘hype’ or the kind of […]

Luke Graham selects his five essential Alan Moore graphic novels…. After the recent release of Man of Steel and Iron Man 3, I’ve been getting back into my comic collections, and digging through the works of my favourite comic book writer, the crazy, creative occultist Alan Moore. Born in England in the 50s, Moore has […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. The mural on my brother’s wall Catherine Gee writes for The Telegraph about the upcoming Terminator 5… “But now a formal announcement has been made – complete with release date. According to Paramount, Laeta Kalorgridis (Avatar) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) are attached to write the screenplay, and […]

Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank’s Rita Hayworth retrospective… Two years after Citizen Kane, the genius Orson Welles married Rita Hayworth. This was her second marriage lasting three years before they separated – but not before a brief rekindling of their romance on the set of The Lady from Shanghai. It didn’t last long and they […]

Television company HBO, producers of some of the most successful TV coming out of America over the past few years, including Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and The Wire, has announced its plans to turn popular author Neil Gaiman’s book American Gods into a six season series. The book is about mystical beings, including Gods […]

If you’re struggling to keep track of all the characters in Game of Thrones, then the fourth season isn’t going to make things any easier for you. We might still be some nine months away from the return of the epic fantasy series, but casting for the new additions is now underway, with Entertainment Weekly […]

Sony Pictures is looking to expand its superhero output beyond The Amazing Spider-Man franchise by snapping up the movie rights to Captain Planet and the Planeteers, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the studio is in final negotiations with producers Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan), Don Murphy (Transformers) and Susan Montford (Real Steel) with regards […]

Anthony Stokes asks whether Spider-Man 3 is really as bad as people say…. There are some rarely unchallenged consensuses in the geek community…. The Wrath of Khan is the best Star Trek movie, Christopher Nolan is a genius, etc. One of these is that Spider-Man 3 is a god-awful movie and a disappointment. Even stepping […]