Anthony Stokes thinks video game adaptations could learn a thing or two from comic book movies…. Of all the different trends in Hollywood, few have seen as little success as video game adaptations. They don’t come very often, but when they do finally show up they’re usually painful to watch and are generally disappointments financially, […]

Anthony Stokes assesses the career of Michael Bay…. It’s hard not to dislike Michael Bay. Certain directors like Jonathan Liebesman (who is linking up with Bay to direct the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot) – one could argue that his movies are bad purely because the scripts are weak. Battle: Los Angeles and Wrath of […]

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #5… “The year-long celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary continues! Brave heart, Whovians, for the Fifth Doctor takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor!“ Finally we’ve be given a hit of the story arc relating to our […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews X-Men #1… “The X-Women finally get their own book, from critically acclaimed superstars Brian Wood (X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, DMZ, The Massive) and Olivier Coipel (AvX, House Of M, Thor)! An old enemy shows up at the X-Men’s door, seeking asylum from an ancient evil come back to earth. Meanwhile, Jubilee has come […]

After getting Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe off to a fine start with the blockbuster sequel Iron Man 3, this week has brought rumours that all may not be well behind the scenes on Marvel Studios’ next offering Thor: The Dark World. According to a report on Film Score Monthly, composer Carter Burwell […]

As the countdown to Man of Steel continues, director Zack Snyder has appeared on Canada’s Breakfast Television to discuss the eagerly-anticipated Superman reboot, explaining a little about his reasons to sign on to the film, as well as discussing comparisons to The Dark Knight Trilogy, given that TDK supremo Christopher Nolan has helped to develop the […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the new season of Arrested Development… The distribution model has changed so much in the last ten years, it’s difficult to even figure out where everything went wrong.  Or in this case, right.  The Internet is strewn with posts from people begging to see their cancelled shows resuscitated on different networks or […]

Based on the fact that Bryan Singer has decided to add Quicksilver to the line-up of X-Men: Days of Future Past after Joss Whedon announced he was to use the character for The Avengers 2, it seems unlikely that we’ll be seeing any collaborations between 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios in the near future. […]

Conan O’Brien has asked a thought-provoking question on YouTube (in the video below). How does Superman shave? In the trailers we’ve had for Man of Steel so far, there have been shots of bearded Superman and clean-shaven Superman. Grooming has taken place. But how? O’Brien’s not alone. The Flickering Myth writing team have been debating […]

John Lucking reviews the ninth episode of Hannibal…. Hannibal doesn’t try to repulse its audience, it entices them with beauty – it just happens to use horror as its tool. The best example of this was in episode five (Coquilles), with its flesh angels suspended in various poses, but ‘Trou Normand’ manages to better that […]