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 cable. […]

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 this […]

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 episode […]

Anghus Houvouras discusses the most disappointing films of all time; next up is Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla….One of cinema’s most endearing icons.  An enormous budget.  A creative team known for delivering crowd pleasing blockbusters.  It couldn’t fail.  And yet, it did.  Epically.If there was ever a film engineered for disappointment, it would have to be Roland […]

Tom Jolliffe selects his five essential films of Hayao Miyazaki…Hayao Miyazaki is one of the greatest animators in the world. The Japanese born artist has forged a successful 50 year career, starting from jobbing artist, to co-founding Studio Ghibli. Often referred to as the Walt Disney of Japan (which he hates) his films enrapture audiences. […]

It has been announced that Oscar-winning Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki will retire from filmmaking following his next film The Wind Rises, with Studio Ghibli president Koju Hoshino revealing the news at the Venice Film Festival where The Wind Rises is screening in competition. The co-founder of Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki’s illustrious career saw him winning […]

When we return to Middle-earth later this year for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, we’ll be seeing a few new additions to the cast of Peter Jackson’s three-part prequel to The Lord of the Rings – not least the Elves of Mirkwood, including the returning LotR star Orlando Bloom as Legolas and Evangeline Lilly […]

Jordan Schwarzenberger on The Wizard of Oz and the American Dream… “Dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” On a warm spring day at school, myself and my English group were ready to begin Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, a renowned classic both tragic and truly honest in its inference of […]

Anthony Stokes assesses the career of Judd Apatow….Comedy seems to be like a mechanical bull, with many people holding on for dear life and not quite realizing they’ve fallen off (I’m looking at you Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and especially Eddie Murphy). Few people have had more success producing, writing, and directing comedies than Judd Apatow. […]