Anghus Houvouras presents a theory on the death of film criticism… That headline is incendiary.  Designed to elicit a reaction from you, the reader.  Because we live in an age where audiences must be engaged within the first sentence or they won’t even bother to click a link to read the subsequent article.  I’m guessing […]

Over the past few weeks it’s been almost impossible to keep track of all the names linked to roles in Marvel Studios’ first (and only) original Phase Two property Guardians of the Galaxy, and thanks to Latino Review we can now throw a few more actors into the mix. According to the site, Marvel has […]

With Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to the big screen in The Last Stand, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at their favourite Arnie movies. Next up, Matt Smith with 1996’s Christmas epic Jingle All The Way… A father must stop at nothing in order to get his son the toy he really wants for Christmas. […]

Paul Risker continues our American Mary feature by chatting with directors Jen and Sylvia Soska, a.k.a. the ‘Twisted Twins’… Yesterday I said, “No American Mary feature would be complete without an interview with American Mary herself Katharine Isabelle.” A rather misguided statement when equally no such feature would be complete without an interview with the […]

With Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to the big screen in The Last Stand, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at their favourite Arnie movies. Next up, Helen Murdoch with 1996’s Eraser… Arnie versus an alligator sums up the absurdity and genius of his 1996 outing Eraser, and I absolutely love it. Co-starring James Caan and […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the first issue of IDW’s Star Trek Into Darkness movie prequel… “The countdown to the motion picture event of 2013 begins here in this blockbuster 4-issue prequel mini-series that sets the stage for the upcoming Star Trek film!“ Star Trek > Star Wars. Take a minute and let that wash over you. […]

Paul Risker continues our American Mary feature by chatting with star Katharine Isabelle… No American Mary feature would be complete without an interview with American Mary herself Katharine Isabelle. It was at FrightFest the 13th that I had the opportunity to sit down with the perceptive Katharine Isabelle to discuss her instinctive approach to acting, […]

British filmmaker Michael Winner has passed away aged 77 at his home in Kensington, his wife has confirmed today. Born in Hampstead, London in 1935, Winner began his career as a showbiz columnist before securing his first writing credit in 1958, penning the script for Montgomery Tully’s Man with a Gun. Several writing and directing […]

David Bishop on the controversy surrounding The Impossible… One of the biggest releases currently in cinemas is The Impossible. Based on true events, it’s a harrowing depiction of one family’s attempt to survive the devastating Tsunami that hit Thailand in 2004. Unfortunately, it has attracted a great deal of controversy. The family, on which the […]

Well, Star Wars really is under new ownership. Rather than milking every last penny from the series, Deadline has revealed that Disney and Lucasfilm have made the decision to delay the planned 3D re-releases for Episodes II through VI in order to focus on “rebooting the franchise” with Star Wars: Episode VII, which is of […]