After the success of last year’s Robot Chicken DC Comics Special, it will come as little surprise to learn that a sequel is now in development, with Adult Swim announcing Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II as part of its upcoming schedule for 2014; here’s the official description: Faster than a speeding bullet! Well, maybe […]

Anghus Houvouras discusses the most disappointing films of all time; first up is Ridley Scott’s Prometheus…With all the discussion created around the most disappointing films of all time, I thought it was time to delve into a regular discussion on the topic.  If I learned anything from the first two articles [see here and here], […]

Having been in development since 2006, it seems pretty safe to assume that the proposed 24 movie is never going to manage to drag itself out of development hell, but that might not necessarily mean we’ve seen the last of CTU. According to Deadline, Fox is looking to revive the real-time drama for a new […]

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 Andy Naylor looking at Star Trek: Insurrection…. Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise learn of a conspiracy against the peaceful inhabitants of a distinctive planet, […]

Robb Ghag reviews Star Wars #5… “After their resupply mission for the Rebel Alliance is exposed to the Empire, Han Solo and Chewbacca seek refuge in the Coruscant underworld, where they are being hunted by Boba Fett.  Meanwhile at the construction site of the second Death Star, Darth Vader, having fallen from the Emperor’s favor, […]

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 of the […]

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 of […]

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 […]