Follwing our interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS, J-P Wooding looks back at his VHS memories…When I was about seven or eight I enjoyed playing outside with my friends a lot but when the weather was bad or we got bored it was a real bonus if I was playing with a couple of […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Trance by selecting their favourite Danny Boyle movies; last up is Victoria Welton with 2010’s 127 Hours…When I saw it was Danny Boyle month here on Flickering Myth – and that we were to put forward our favourite Boyle film, I had no hesitation in […]

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 Borg […]

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 this […]

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 KnightIt’s difficult to fully comprehend just how much The Dark Knight changed movies.  […]

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 video […]

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 an […]

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 the […]