The Flickering Myth writing team give their views on the trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues…. “You stay classy San Diego” Who would have thought that Anchorman would become one of the cult classics of the 21st Century? After years and years of rumours, it was finally announced that the news team would assemble […]

In some news that will please many Marvel fans (and Joss Whedon, who feared he may have to do re-write), Marvel has confirmed that Robert Downey Jr. will return as Tony Stark/Iron Man in 2015’s The Avengers 2 and its sequel The Avengers 3. The statement reads: “I am Iron Man.” Tony Stark’s famous closing […]

Universal Pictures has picked up the option on a big screen adaptation Locke & Key, the acclaimed comic book series from writer Joe Hill (son of Stephen King) and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed. Published by IDW, the supernatural series centres on the Locke family, who move to their ancestral New England […]

Anghus Houvouras on our cultural fascination with box office and budgets…. With the release of World War Z, there’s been a lot of talk of rapidly escalating budgets.  It seems like you can’t make a blockbuster these days for less than $200 million.  Some are claiming that World War Z cost almost twice that amount […]

Robb Ghag reviews the American Vampire one-shot The Long Road to Hell… “Fan-favorite character Travis Kidd—the vampire hunter who likes to “bite them back”—makes his return in this new AMERICAN VAMPIRE one-shot! It’s a story burned deep into the American psyche: two young lovers, a stolen car and the open road. But these young lovers […]

A very sad start to the day today with news that James Gandolfini – best known as the crime boss Tony Soprano in HBO’s acclaimed drama series The Sopranos – has passed away aged just 51 after suffering a heart attack whilst on holiday in Rome. Born in Westwood, New Jersey in 1961, Gandolfini began […]

After relentless criticism and PR blunder and after PR blunder, Microsoft have finally seen sense and performed a massive U-turn on their bull-headed and arrogant approach to the Xbox One. In short, the 24 hour connection has gone and the lending of games is back on the table. Will this be enough to claw back […]

Martin Deer responds to some of the ridiculous criticisms aimed at Man of Steel… Man of Steel has caused a slight split between Superman fans and film fans on the whole. This is okay; it does not matter if we don’t all like the same film, and whilst I personally love the film, I understand […]

Helen Murdoch on five films that have really divided opinion…. Man of Steel has taken the UK and US box office by storm but it has divided cinemagoers and critics alike. Some have hailed Zack Snyder’s all actioner, whereas others have condemned its uneven storytelling and hectic action. Watching a film is always a deeply […]

Andy Naylor reviews the third issue of IDWs Judge Dredd: Year One… “Anarchy is spreading in Mega-City One’s Sector 3 as the psychically powerful juves go on the rampage-and to stop the chaos and save his city Dredd must cut off a dimension’s malign influence, a reality that has already succumbed to the Four Mothers… […]