Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: The Next Generation – Hive… “In the distant future the entire galaxy has been completely assimilated by Borg and it’s king… Locutus! The only hope for the future lies in the past, in the hands of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise-as Picard faces off against the […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Trance by selecting their favourite Danny Boyle movies; next up is Luke Graham with 2007’s Sunshine… One of the most appealing aspects of Danny Boyle’s ability as a filmmaker is his immense versatility. Unlike other directors, he is not tied to one single genre, and […]

Scott Davis reports from the G.I. Joe: Retaliation press conference, held in London last week… This week sees the release of the year’s second big-budget, studio blockbuster after Oz the Great and Powerful with the return of the Joes in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. A sequel-come-reboot to 2009’s hit, the film sees the return of Channing […]

Anghus Houvouras on ‘The Joker Effect’ and its impact on modern movie villains… “Some men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” – The Dark Knight It’s difficult to fully comprehend just how much The Dark Knight […]

Follwing our interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS, Simon Columb looks back at his VHS memories…. My Mum and Dad did not appreciate videos. They would never buy such items – especially when you could easily record films and TV shows directly from the box. The re-runs of Beethoven, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (budget […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Edward Elmore writes for The Guardian about the recent US release of Spring Breakers, which is out on April 5th in the UK: “But what of Spring Breakers? It is by most standards Korine’s most mainstream work to date. The film, he says, was never meant to be […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Trance by selecting their favourite Danny Boyle movies; next up is Tom Jolliffe with 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire…. Danny Boyle’s gift for storytelling and constant desire to push boundaries means that picking a favourite from his back catalogue was a tough ask. Trainspotting was an exceptional […]

Piers McCarthy reviews the fourteenth episode of The Walking Dead season 3… Much like “Clear”, Episode 14 of The Walking Dead focuses on a specific story arc. The third season is heavily reliant on the conflict between Rick and the Governor, and since we know a great deal about Rick already, the writers are developing […]

Jordan Schwarzenberger on ‘The Tarantino Factor’… Since 1992, Quentin Tarantino has been an everlasting light in cinema. Post the release of his quirky, cleverly written and still brilliant Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino has risen in both power and international prowess to become one of the most recognized directors of our time, and to me, the most […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Trance by selecting their favourite Danny Boyle movies; next up is Anghus Houvouras with 2002’s 28 Days Later… Danny Boyle has always been a fearless cinematic presence. There are few directors in the modern era of cinema who have presented such a wide variety of […]