Henry Bevan on Spider-Man: Homecoming and what it needs to do to be great… In Spider-Man 2 Peter Parker’s (Tobey Maguire) childhood home is facing foreclosure but Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) insists on giving him her last 20 bucks, only for his landlord to snatch it a way. Peter is broke and Spider-Man keeps him that […]
Forest Whitaker’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character is from The Clone Wars animated series
A few hours ago Entertainment Weekly shared details of the characters set to feature in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, save for that of Forest Whitaker, who the site suggested had historical ties to the Star Wars saga. Well, we now know who Whitaker is playing, and it’s a character who first debuted in […]
Eli Roth to direct Jim Carrey in Aleister Arcane
After more than a decade in development, Steve Niles’ horror comic Aleister Arcane looks set to hit the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Amblin Entertainment has picked up a package which has Eli Roth (The Green Inferno) directing, Jim Carrey (Dumb and Dumber To) starring, and Jon Croker (The Woman in Black […]
Exclusive Interview: Jessie Usher talks Independence Day: Resurgence
With mere hours to go until the two decade wait is finally over, Flickering Myth has been getting ready for the new alien invasion by speaking to the cast and filmmakers behind Independence Day: Resurgence. Scott J. Davis got to chat to new recruit Jessie Usher about the film, his memories of the first film […]
Steven Spielberg says George Lucas will be involved with Indiana Jones 5
We already knew that director Steven Spielberg, star Harrison Ford and composer John Williams are all returning for Indiana Jones 5, and now we can add George Lucas to that list too, with Spielberg confirming that his longtime friend will remain involved as an executive producer. “George is going to be an executive producer on it […]
Movie Review – Ma ma (2015)
Ma ma, 2015. Directed by Julio Medem. Starring Penelope Cruz, Luis Tosar, Asier Etxeandia and Teo Planell. SYNOPSIS: An upbeat single mother tackles love and mortality after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Besides her appearances in Pedro Almodovar’s films, Penelope Cruz’s potential as a serious actress remains largely untapped. On paper, Ma Ma is the […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character details revealed
Following their cover reveal [see here], Entertainment Weekly has now shared a selection of character portraits from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, giving us some insight into the characters inhabiting the world of Disney and Lucasfilm’s first Anthology movie. Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) A streetwise delinquent who has been on her own since 15, […]
Person of Interest Season 5 Finale Review – ‘Return 0’
Ricky Church reviews the season 5 finale of Person of Interest… Moments make up our lives. Whether they are big moments or small moments, we can always recall one particular moment out of a memory. Final moments in particular are something we always remember and play a huge part in how we look back at […]
Comic Book Review – Cry Havoc #6
Mark Allen reviews Cry Havoc #6… A climactic battle for the folked-up future with fang-gnashing throat-ripping bulletstorm insanity. Cry Havoc is a book of willful contradictions. The final page of issue #6 – the last in its first arc – uses a caption to tell us that this is “the beginning”. Add to that Lou […]
John Boyega joins Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film
Earlier this year it was revealed that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal are reuniting for a new film exploring the 1967 Detroit race riots, and now Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s joined the cast of the project. https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745324400078106626 https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745327661971542020 The film […]