In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’… The Card: The Godfather & D’Lo Brown vs. Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan WWF Hardcore Title Match: Tazz vs. Viscera vs. Pete Gas vs. Rodney vs. Joey Abs vs. Hardcore Holly vs. TAKA Michinoku […]
Highest Grossing Superhero Movies of All-Time
Luke Owen keeps track of the highest grossing superhero movies of all-time… Still to come in 2017: Wonder Woman, Justice League, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok. NOTE: You can debate what classifies as a ‘superhero’ in the comments section at the bottom of the page. We’re happy to take feedback on board and add […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice currently has a worse Rotten Tomatoes score than The Room
It’s not been a great week for DC kicking off their Extended Universe with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The film had its premiere in New York on Sunday and London on Tuesday, but the first reviews that came in were not positive. Fans who saw the film were rather middling with many comparing […]
Comic Book Review – Snowfall #2
Emma Withington reviews Snowfall #2… “It’s been ten years since Cooperative America has been threatened to this magnitude, but they remind us that divided we fall. While trust in the cooperative efforts of industry, government and community will surely see us through once more” In Snowfall #1 (see preview here) we were introduced to a dystopian […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #50
Ricky Church reviews Batman #50… Batman has returned to Gotham City! In this extra-sized conclusion to Snyder and Capullo’s epic story “Superheavy,” Bruce Wayne returns to the cape and cowl to battle Mr. Bloom alongside Jim Gordon for the fate of the city they both love. The penultimate issue to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s […]
Gwendoline Christie joins the cast of Top of the Lake Season 2
Game of Thrones and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Gwendoline Christie is set to join the cast of the BBC Two drama Top of the Lake, when it returns for a second season early next year. Variety have confirmed that Christie will join returning star Elisabeth Moss – who played police detective Robin Griffin […]
Elijah Wood cast in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency television series
Based on the cult novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by English author Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), the BBC America television adaptation has reportedly cast Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) in a key role. According to Deadline, Wood will play Gently’s assistant Todd, who accompanies the titular detective on bizarre […]
DVD Review – Steve Jobs (2015)
Steve Jobs, 2015. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlberg, Jennifer Waterston. SYNOPSIS: A glimpse into the life of modern myth Steve Jobs, the controversial CEO of Apple, as he hashes out professional and personal conflicts right before the major product launches that shaped his career as […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘Regrets Only’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Daredevil season 2… When you hit the mid-way point of any series there is the expectation that things will level out, as in hit that dry patch, slow down or ease up a second. Daredevil seems have different ideas, as if running at Mach ten and putting fire […]
Favourite Video Game Soundtracks – Final Fantasy VII
With the resurgence of vinyl, and many classic game soundtracks seeing a re-release on the format, the Flickering Myth writers look back at some of their favourites; next up is Eric Bay-Andersen with Final Fantasy VII… Before Final Fantasy VII came along, I thought of video games as an amusing way to spend time after school, […]
