DC Comics releases the 80-page special Cursed Comics Cavalcade #1 today, featuring ten terrifying tales featuring the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing and more; check out a preview of the issue here… Horror! Death! Uh…Face-punching! Witness ten all-new stories that promise to be the most terrifying, most shocking and most horrific comic that […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man, 2018. Directed by Tommy Avallone. Starring Tommy Avallone and Bill Murray. SYNOPSIS: This documentary explores various urban legends around Hollywood’s most elusive star. If you’ve ever bothered to Google Bill Murray, you’ll probably be aware that he has a penchant for showing up in unexpected […]
Apostle director Gareth Evans on knowing when a film goes too far to unsettle its audience
Gareth Evans, the director of Apostle, has discussed how he listens to his gut when deciding how much to unsettle the audience. The Raid movies brought Gareth Evans to international attention, wowing audiences with rapid and brutal hand-to-hand fight sequences. His next film, Apostle, however, unsettles audiences in a different way, taking the horror route. […]
Movie Review – MFKZ (2018)
MFKZ, 2018. Directed by Shōjirō Nishimi and Guillaume “Run” Renard. Starring Kenn Michael, Vince Staples, Dascha Polanco, Michael Chiklis, RZA and Danny Trejo. SYNOPSIS: When strange superpowers begin to erupt out of him, Angelino discovers that he’s not as normal as he thought he was and that the mean streets of his hometown might not […]
Comic Book Review – Newbury & Hobbes: The Undying #2
Calum Petrie reviews Newbury & Hobbes: The Undying #2… When I reviewed issue #1 of Newbury & Hobbes: The Undying, I stated that it ended on a proper cliffhanger. The next issue wasted no time getting straight into the thick of it and letting readers explore more of the the steampunk/clockwork atheistic of the reading […]
Jurassic Park’s Ian Malcolm gets a new collectible statue from Chronicle
Sideshow has unveiled Chronicle Collectibles’ 1/4th scale Dr. Ian Malcolm statue which is based the likeness of Jeff Goldblum in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic Jurassic Park. The piece is available to pre-order now, priced at $599.99 and is expected to ship October-December 2019; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles When […]
Riverdale gets a series of Pop! Vinyl figures from Funko
Ahead of its season two premiere, Funko has unveiled a new line of Pop! Television vinyl figures for The CW’s teen drama series Riverdale which includes Archie, Veronica, Betty, Jughead, Reggie, and Kevin, along with Rock Candy Betty figure; take a look here… With tensions between the North and Southside at an all-time high—stoked by […]
IDW celebrates 20th anniversary with IDW 20/20 event featuring Ghostbusters, Star Trek, TMNT and more
IDW has announced that it is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in January 2019 with a brand-new weekly event IDW 20/20, which will explore some of pop culture’s most iconic properties – Ghostbusters, Jem and the Holograms, My Little Pony, Star Trek, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – as secrets and startling revelations of […]
Preview of Superman #4
DC Comics releases Superman #4 this Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… As Superman fights to protect the world from Rogol Zaar and the Kryptonian convicts trapped inside the Phantom Zone, the greatest minds on Earth devise a risky plan to return the planet from the deadly prison. With the Earth continuing […]
The Walking Dead’s season 9 premiere ratings down almost 50% on season 8
The Walking Dead returned for its ninth season on Sunday evening, but it seems a new showrunner, a timejump and the looming departures of Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes and Lauren Cohan’s Maggie Rhee hasn’t been enough to halt the ratings slide that’s plagued the show for the past few seasons. The premiere episode pulled in […]