Assassin’s Creed, 2016. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Charlotte Rampling. SYNOPSIS: Spared a death sentence, the troubled and violent Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) arrives at a medical facility where he’s used to try out technology to unlock genetic memories. He’s taken back to his Spanish ancestor, […]
Forest Whitaker talks about working with the “amazing” Ryan Coogler on Marvel’s Black Panther
Forest Whitaker is one of many esteemed actors joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the next couple of years, and he’s chosen arguably the most promising project on Marvel’s docket to make his first appearance: Black Panther. Whitaker has known the film’s director, Ryan Coogler, for a number of years now, even serving as a producer […]
Comic Book Review – All-Star Batman #5
Ricky Church reviews All-Star Batman #5… “MY OWN WORST ENEMY” conclusion! Batman, Duke and Two-Face square off in a fight for Harvey Dent’s soul. With assassins flooding in from across the countryside, Batman learns that even his most trusted allies might choose evil over good. The first arc of Scott Snyder’s All-Star Batman concludes in […]
Ranking the Star Wars Universe (2016 Edition)
Flickering Myth ranks the Star Wars Universe… This article is dedicated to the memories of Carrie Fisher and Kenny Baker. May the Force be with you both. For 40 years, we’ve enjoyed the adventures and battles between the Jedi and Sith, in a galaxy far, far away. We’ve seen the fall of the Jedi Order, the […]
Ryan Reynolds still pushing for a Deadpool/Wolverine movie
A few days ago The Wrap dropped a “scoop” that Ryan Reynolds had reprised the role of Deadpool to shoot scenes for March’s Logan movie, delighting fans over the prospect of seeing the Merc with a Mouth sharing the screen with Wolverine before Hugh Jackman hangs up the claws. Sure enough, with this being an […]
Do legacy sequels fail if they pander to the fans?
Henry Bevan on whether legacy sequels fail if they pander to the audience… As if a family party wasn’t scary enough during the festive season, Fox decided to unleash the trailer for Alien: Covenant on Christmas Day. Yes, Fox decided to bring the yuletide joy by giving you nightmares. The trailer featured everything you’d want […]
Ben Mendelsohn says there’s an “enormously different” version of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Given the amount of footage we saw during the marketing campaign which was absent from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it seems pretty clear that the much-publicised reshoots played a huge role in shaping the final cut of the blockbuster Anthology movie. So it will come as little surprise to hear that star Ben Mendelsohn […]
Back From The Dead: 5 Franchises Capcom Should Revive
Jordan Jones with five franchises that Capcom should revive… I grew up with Capcom, and you probably did too. If you grew up in the ’90s, and were a gamer (which, if you’re reading this, I’m assuming that you were/are), chances are good that Capcom has played some kind of role in your life. Personally, I […]
Movie Review – Fences (2016)
Fences. 2016 Directed by Denzel Washington Starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, and Mykelti Williamson. SYNOPSIS: An African-American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life. Filmmaker Spike Lee once […]
Michael Fassbender to play “Lucifer-like” figure in Terrence Malick’s Weightless; Iggy Pop and John Lydon to appear
Over the course of director Terrence Malick’s career, it’s become abundantly clear that he isn’t one for hastily working through any stage of production and delivering a quickly pieced together finished film. While you can choose pretty much any film of his for evidence of that point, why not look to the next one on […]
