Ever since the surprise announcement that Sony and Marvel Studios had reached a deal to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been frequent rumours suggesting a similar deal with Fox, which would allow the X-Men to join up with The Avengers on the big screen. Well, another rumour is doing the rounds which suggests that […]
Warcraft crosses $400 million worldwide
Following last week’s news that Duncan Jones’ big screen adaptation of Warcraft has become the biggest video game movie of all-time, it has unlocked another achievement. Warcraft never really found its feet domestically, and has dropped out of the Top 10 after just three weeks (earning around $2 million over the weekend), and its domestic […]
Finding Dory makes it two weeks at the top of the US box office; nears $400 million worldwide
Finding Dory just keeps swimming as it makes it two weeks at the top of the US box office. Dropping just 45% from its record breaking opening weekend, Finding Dory earned a very impressive $71 million, which is the eighth biggest second weekend of all-time. In only its second week, Finding Dory is now the […]
DVD Review – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, 2016. Directed by Burr Steers. Starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Sally Phillips, Bella Heathcote, Millie Brady, Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Lena Headey and Matt Smith. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century England five sisters try to cope with the social pressures of the day, all the while fighting off hordes […]
John Boyega teases “something new” with Attack the Block director Joe Cornish
Since his big breakthrough last year in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Boyega has already added a few high profile roles to his upcoming slate, including The Circle, Pacific Rim: Maelstrom and Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film. Well, it seems a reunion with Joe Cornish, writer-director of 2011’s Attack the Block, may also be […]
Independence Day: Resurgence underwhelms at the box office
It may have had a positive review from us here at Flickering Myth, but the domestic performance of Roland Emmerich’s big budget sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence is nothing to boast about. Opening on over 4,000 screens, Independece Day: Resurgence earned an estimated $41.6 million, placing it second behind the animated behemoth Finding Dory. With a […]
The Shallows surprises audiences and scares up a $16 million opening
Shark movie The Shallows opened domestically over the weekend [read our review here], and while it was never going to compete with giants like Finding Dory and Independence Day: Resurgence, it performed very well. Opening on just under 3,000 screens, the Blake Lively-starring film brought home an estimated $16.7 million (an average of $5,500 per screening). […]
Genndy Tartakovsky returning for Hotel Transylvania 3
Last October, director Genndy Tartakovsky revealed that he had no plans to return for Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3, stating that “two is enough” and he was looking to move on to other projects, including the revived Samurai Jack, which is set to return to Cartoon Network this year. Well, it seems he has now had […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #62 – Thrust
If you’ve managed to stay awake after yesterday’s sleep inducing Computer Scrabble then you’re in for a rather splendid treat today, as landing at number #62 in the Your Sinclair Top 100 is the rather excellent Thrust. Thrust (originally written by late Jeremy Smith for the BBC Micro) clearly wore its love for the Atari game Gravitar on […]
Blu-ray Review – Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988)
Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1988. Directed by John De Bello. Starring Anthony Starke, George Clooney, Karen Mistal, John Astin, Steve Lundquist, Michael Villani, Rick Rockwell, J. Stephen Peace and Charlie Jones. SYNOPSIS: Mad scientist Professor Gangreen is at it again as he prepares a new tomato army disguised as humans to take over the […]
