Calum Petrie reviews Assassins Creed: Templars #1… All-new adventures from the world of Assassin’s Creed. In 1927 Darius Gift arrived in Shanghai on his first assignment for the Templar Order. A minor misstep means he soon finds himself mixed up in the shadowy underworld of the International Settlement, and mixed up with the mysterious, enigmatic, […]
Comic Book Review – IDW’s Greatest Hits: Star Trek #1
Villordsutch reviews IDW’s Greatest Hits: Star Trek #1… Introducing IDW’s Greatest Hits! One-dollar versions of key issues and launch-points from your favorite IDW books! This month, it’s Star Trek #1! Picking up where the 2009 film left off, this is the jumping-on point for everything that’s come after for the new cast! IDW has […]
BFI Review – The Player (1992)
The Player, 1992. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Vincent D’Onofrio and Richard E. Grant. SYNOPSIS: A Hollywood executive is delivered a death threat and seeks to track down the screenwriter who sent it… Hail Caesar! received a considerable amount of praise in the […]
The Flash Season 2 Episode 16 Review – ‘Trajectory’
Jessie Robertson reviews the sixteenth episode of The Flash season 2… Best thing to do on a Thursday night: “Earth-2’s equivalent to watching Netflix and chill!” “Hello, Jessie, Goodbye Jessie”- whenever Team Flash’s roster gets too bloated, there’s always a quick exit out of town; Henry Allen, Patty Spivot, and now Jessie Quick is vamoose. […]
Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania XV
In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: WWF Hardcore Title Match: Al Snow vs. Hardcore Holly vs. ‘Badd Ass’ Billy Gunn (Triple Threat Hardcore Match) WWF Tag Title Match: D’Lo Brown & Test w/Ivory vs. Jeff Jarrett & Owen […]
Warner Bros. announces four new films for 2017 including Ben Affleck’s Live By Night
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced some of its upcoming slate for 2017, with four new films added to the studio’s eclectic line-up for next year. Firstly, the studio has given upcoming Dennis Lehane adaptation Live By Night a prime Oscar spot with a release date set for October 20th. The film sees Ben Affleck in […]
Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund and Jason Mitchell to join Mudbound adaptation
Variety has reported details on the cast for Mudbound, the latest effort from acclaimed director Dee Rees (Bessie), with Carey Mulligan (Far From The Madding Crowd), Jason Clarke (Terminator Genisys), Garrett Hedlund (Pan) and Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton) all in talks to star. Scripted by 24 and E.R. writer Virgil Williams, the film is based on […]
4 Games to Play in 2016
PC, Xbox and PS4 games are coming at us thick and fast. It’s already shaping up to be a great year for us gamers, especially when there are plenty of offers available to keep the costs down. Argos frequently upload new voucher codes for you to take advantage of; as do Asda, Game and Box […]
Bridge of Spies’ Austin Stowell joins Battle of the Sexes
After his turn last year in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies, actor Austin Stowell is joining the cast of the upcoming film Battle of the Sexes, reports Deadline. Stowell, who played Francis Gary Powers opposite Tom Hanks in the Cold War thriller, will star in the film as Larry King, husband to female tennis star […]
Budget slashed on final Divergent film after Allegiant flops at the box office
After the runaway success of many YA adaptations over the last few years, it was just a matter of time before their appeal died down and after The Divergent Series: Allegiant opened to poor box-office last weekend, it seems the strain is well and truly showing on the sub-genre. Debuting last week, Lionsgate’s third Divergent […]