Luke Owen reviews the sixth episode of The Monday Night War… Read the previous episode review here. Oh goodie, another recap of The Montreal Screw Job. It’s a story that even a non-wrestling fan can tell you verbatim because it has been told so many times from so many different perspectives and all with the […]

Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of The Strain… Ever wondered how exciting trying to track a missing iPhone could be? This week The Strain provides all the answers you will ever need… After the provocative history lesson and dramatic subtlety which momentarily lifted things in programme nine, episode ten brings back inconsequential character segues […]

The Flickering Myth writing and editorial team react to the trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1…. The end is almost nigh as the new trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 landed a couple of days ago. But what did the Flickering Myth writing and editorial staff think of it? […]

After a couple of delays, New Line Cinema has kicked off production on the long-gestating sequel / remake of National Lampoon’s Vacation, which sees Ed Helms (The Hangover) taking on the lead role of the now-adult Rusty Grisworld. Here’s the official press release, which includes a brief synopsis and cast list… The next generation of […]

Warner Bros. is showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to bringing DC Comics characters to the small screen, as Deadline is now reporting that Lucifer, a character who debuted in Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and eventually got his own eponymous spin-off, has been given a pilot commitment at Fox. Californication creator Tom Kapinos will write […]

The CW’s supervillain roster continues to grow, as EW is now reporting that Spartacus and Star Trek Into Darkness actor Nick Tarabay has joined Arrow as Digger Harkness, better known as the Flash supervillain Captain Boomerang. Harkness is described as “a former A.R.G.U.S. operative, highly skilled in martial arts and espionage, with a deadly thirst for vengeance against his former employers.” […]

Thomas Roach on whether comic book movie competition is bad for the industry…. The movie industry keeps producing more and more comic book movies, and why shouldn’t they? They are usually very successful and there is a lot of money to be made out of merchandise from these comic book characters. Once children see the […]

With Sony pushing The Amazing Spider-Man 3 back to 2018, the studio has decided to concentrate on its spin-off features, starting with 2016’s The Sinister Six, followed by an as-yet-unrevealed female-led movie in 2017, as well as a Venom adaptation, which is said to be going by the title Venom Carnage. Speaking to ComicBookResources, director […]

Those assuming that Fox’s upcoming series Gotham would only feature the origins of iconic Batman villains have another thing coming, because according to star Ben McKenzie, a rather obscure DC character will give Jim Gordon hell in the series’ third episode. McKenzie recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly, and the folks at Spoiler TV noticed this little gem […]

Legendary Pictures announced today that Thor: The Dark World and Only Lovers Left Alive star Tom Hiddleston is in talks to star in the new King Kong film, Skull Island, with The Kings of Summer and You’re the Worst director Jordan Vogt-Roberts at the helm. Unfortunately we still don’t know much about the project, though it will explore the titular island that King Kong […]