Pearls of the Far East, 2011 Directed by Cuong Ngo. Starring Ngo Thanh Van, Kieu Chinh, Huy Khanh, Diem My, Truong Ngoc Anh, Kris Duangphung, Anh Hong, Richie Kul, Huy Hoang, Leon Le, Minh Ngoc Nguyen and Thai-Hoa Le. SYNOPSIS: Seven Vietnamese women at various stages of their lives seek to find love and to be […]
My Favourite Danny Boyle Movie – 28 Days Later (2002)
Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the release of Trance by selecting their favourite Danny Boyle movies; next up is Anghus Houvouras with 2002’s 28 Days Later… Danny Boyle has always been a fearless cinematic presence. There are few directors in the modern era of cinema who have presented such a wide variety of […]
My VHS Memories – Discovering Bad Movies
Following our interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS, Tom Jolliffe looks back at his VHS memories…Growing up in the 80s, smack back in the birth and rise of video brings back a lot of great memories. Something about video covers just had more impact than DVD covers later would. It was the days of really great hand drawn […]
Comic Book Review – Sonic Universe #50
Luke Owen reviews Sonic Universe #50… “Forged in Fire”: Celebrate 50 issues of Sonic Universe and 20 years of Sonic the Hedgehog comics with this double-sized anniversary spectacular! Metal Sonic has been one of Dr. Eggman’s deadliest creations. But what happens when the fastest robot around has to track down… itself? It’s a clash of […]
Nikolaj Arcel to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca
Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel, screenwriter of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and director of the Oscar-nominated A Royal Affair, has reportedly been tapped by Dreamworks to helm the upcoming remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1940 psychological thriller Rebecca. Based upon the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Marier, Rebecca was Hitchcock’s […]
Comic Book Review – The Superior Spider-Man #6
Anghus Houvouras reviews The Superior Spider-Man #6…. “The new super villain duo, Jester & Screwball, are punking heroes across the internet. And now they’ve set their site on the Superior Spider-Man (who is SO not good with that).“ Superior Spider-Man has been slowly building towards the inevitable confrontation between the more violent, aggressive wall crawler […]
DVD Review – Mrs. Brown’s Boys – Series 3
Mrs. Brown’s Boys – Series 3 Created by Brendan O’Carroll.Starring Brendan O’Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan, Fiona O’Carroll and Danny O’Carroll. SYNOPSIS: The third series of the Dublin-set sitcom depicting the life and times of Mrs Agnes Brown and her unruly brood. This reviewer’s knives are out for Mrs Brown’s Boys series three before the […]
Movie Review – Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Jack the Giant Slayer, 2013. Directed by Bryan Singer.Starring Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner and Ian McShane. SYNOPSIS: The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between […]
Sons of Anarchy Season 5 – Episode 7 Review
Paul Risker reviews the seventh episode of Sons of Anarchy season 5… On reflection of this episode it is easy to recall the expression “made by its ending.” Toad’s Wild Ride does build to a climactic conclusion, so much so that the episode in hindsight is best remembered for its ending. But two things to […]
Comic Book Review – Judge Dredd: Year One #1
Luke Owen takes in the first issue of IDWs Judge Dredd: Year One… The Long Hard Road” begins here! In an all-new adventure from Joe Dredd’s early days as a Mega City-One Judge, writer (and Eagle-award-winning 2000 AD Editor) Matt Smith presents a tale where “all the young juves, carry the news,” only in this […]
