Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Amy Kaufman and Ben Fritz write about the success of indie release Bacholorette  for The LA Times: “Struggling to compete with big-budget movies at the box office, indie films are increasingly finding a lucrative niche in one of Hollywood’s fastest-growing markets: video on demand. The number of films […]

With the release of Paranormal Activity 4 fast approaching, Simon Columb analyses the second entry in the series, 2010’s Paranormal Activity 2… “I don’t know if the house is haunted, but I hope it is.“ IntroductionIt is one thing if a film is a success – but if you have a film which is a success […]

Piers McCarthy reviews the first episode of Dexter season seven… The fun of Dexter was so pronounced in the first few seasons – it blended horror and humour perfectly, making it a thrill to watch. Now, however, in its seventh season, the genuine comedy has diminished and the routine of Dexter’s kills and escapist-tricks has […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Skyfall by discussing their favourite James Bond films; next up is Simon Columb with Goldfinger… The 1001 Movies To See Before You Dieonly lists one James Bond adventure: Sandwiched between Joseph Losey’s The Servant and Kenneth Anger’s Scorpio Rising sits, awkwardly, Goldfinger. Kim Newman finishes […]

Martin Deer with 007 things to look forward to in Skyfall… In case you weren’t aware, this month sees the long awaited return of England’s pride and joy, James Bond. It’s been 4 years since we last saw Her Majesty’s Spy, as he found the corrupt ex-boyfriend of his former lover and, rather than killing […]

Luke Owen takes in a Final Destination movie marathon…  Where 3 guys watch franchise movies one after the other. Sponsored by Mountain Dew Energy and Bacon… With a slightly sorer head than what I went to bed with, we rose from our 3 hour slumber post-The Planet of the Apes Marathon with hangovers that should […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… John Patterson interviews Elizabeth Olsen for The Guardian, with an attention-grabbing headline of “I never got a job because of my sisters!”. The quote comes from one frank discussion about the issue: “[At the age of 10] My parents made me write down a pros and cons list. […]

Stan Lee Media, Inc. – a former company of comic book legend Stan Lee – has filed a copyright infringement complaint against Disney over the rights to Lee’s Marvel Comics creations, including Spider-Man, X-Men and The Avengers, and are seeking to gain control of said properties, as well as a slice of the alleged $5.5 billion […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Skyfall by discussing their favourite James Bond films; next up is Simon Moore with You Only Live Twice… Face it. There is no objective reason to love You Only Live Twice. This is not a film you come to see in film school, where you […]

As we all know, Hollywood hasn’t got the best of track records when it comes to adapting video games. However, Fox is now hoping to buck that trend on the small screen with a television series based upon Electronic Arts’ first-person-shooter Battlefield: Bad Company, which will take the form of “an hourlong action comedy” and […]