In the first of a new series, Flickering Myth’s writing team discuss their all-time favourite piece of cinema alongside their most re-watchable film; first up is Helen Murdoch with The Devil’s Backbone and Velvet Goldmine… I was trying to think of my favourite film the other day and it came down to two choices – […]

Luke Owen reviews the second episode of The Apprentice Series 9… I said yesterday that Bopping Tim was one of my favourite candidates due to his Tigger like attitude. So it’s kind of sad to see him fired at this early stage of the game – especially when he shouldn’t have been the one to […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the latest issue of Marvel NOW!’s Avengers… “As Shang-Chi battles an ancient enemy, the Avengers hang out in Hong Kong’s swankiest casino.Captain Marvel, Black Widow and Spider-Woman find out it doesn’t pay to gamble in the spy business. Cannonball and Sunspot play craps with a bunch of Aim Agents. And Win!“ One […]

Jack Morris reviews The Private Eye #2… After such an explosive first issue, it is always going to be a task to try and keep a reader entertained and want to stick with the story for the long run; but it seems like Vaughan, Martin and Vicente have done just that with the second issue […]

In a somewhat rare occurrence, a high profile filmmaker has stated his interest in directing a game to film adaptation and the whole thing makes sense. John Carpenter, director of horror classics Halloween and The Thing, has voiced his appreciation for the Dead Space series, and mentions how he would love to direct a film […]

Robb Ghag reviews American Vampire Vol. 5… “In this new AMERICAN VAMPIRE collection, Skinner Sweet, Pearl and company return to Hollywood in the ‘50s during the Red Scare. In a time when America was on the lookout for the next Communist threat, was the real danger far more insidious? Plus: Retired vampire hunter Felicia Book […]

To celebrate the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at the classic sci-fi franchise. Next up for Star Trek Month is Ozzy Armstrong looking at Star Trek: First Contact… “So you people are astronauts on some kind of star trek?” Star Trek: First Contact is the story of […]

The Flickering Myth writing team look at the trailer for the final part of the Cornetto trilogy… How’s that for a slice of fried gold? Edgar Wright and co dropped the first trailer for the last part of their Cornetto Trilogy that started with Shaun of the Dead and carried on with Hot Fuzz. The […]

Alice Rush reviews episode 8 of the Psycho prequel series Bates Motel…. One of the main attractions of Bates Motel is being able to delve beneath a well-known classic story and garner an insight into the possible beginnings of such a famous character as Norman Bates. Throughout the series there has been made nods to […]

Robb Ghag reviews Thanos Rising #2… “Continuing the jaw-dropping origin of the mad Titan who will soon change the face of the Galaxy! Death follows young Thanos as his inner darkness grows.“ PREVIOUSLY: Thanos the Destroyer has returned to his home, the devastated moon of TITAN.  Here he recalls his early childhood. Learning about the […]