Luke Owen reviews the second episode of Channel 4’s The Mimic… Remember last week when I said I had high hopes for this series? Well, I don’t think I do anymore. The Mimic’s laugh-free second episode stunned me by just how poorly thought through this possibly good idea is. Because the comedy is down-played, you’re […]
Movie Review – Compliance (2012)
Compliance, 2012. Written and Directed by Craig Zobel.Starring Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pay Healy, Philip Ettinger, Bill Camp, James McCaffrey and Ashlie Atkinson. SYNOPSIS: When a prank caller convinces a fast food restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent young employee, no-one is left unharmed. Compliance stars Ann Dowd (Side Effects) as Sandra, a fast food manager […]
The Big Video Games Releases of 2013 So Far
Andy Naylor looks at the big video game releases of 2013 so far… As we are in the verge of the yearly gaming release slump, with no big arrivals scheduled until the end of April, I thought it best to give a quick summary and review of this year’s big releases so far… Aliens: Colonial […]
MGM chief says Bond 24 “within the next 3 years”
The James Bond movie franchise celebrated its 50th anniversary in record-breaking style last year with Skyfall, but plans for the continuation of the series were dealt a blow earlier this month when it was revealed that Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes had opted against a return for the next instalment. Sony and MGM were originally […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Donatello
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Donatello… IDW’s second reprint from the original Mirage Comics run centres on Donatello. As I’m now a little more accustomed to both Eastman/Laird, and different types of TMNT stories, how does it stack up? Overall, this issue is extremely friendly. It couldn’t be more self-contained […]
My Favourite Danny Boyle Movie – Trainspotting (1996)
With Trance heading into cinemas next Wednesday, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at their favourite Danny Boyle movies. Next up, Luke Owen looks at 1996’s Trainspotting…. “Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f***ing big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #15
Luke Owen looks at Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #15…DEATH IN THE RANKS! Rodimus and his crew are confronted by the enemy within—and not everyone will survive the encounter. Everything has been building to this: all-out war aboard the Lost Light! Read the previous issue review here. After months and months of below average […]
Movie Review – The Croods (2013)
The Croods, 2013. Directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk De Micco.Featuring the voice talents of Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Cloris Leachman, Catherine Keener and Clark Duke. SYNOPSIS: A prehistoric family go on a road trip to an uncharted and fantastical world. The Croods is the latest in the ever increasing Dreamworks Animation collection. […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20
Chris Cooper reviews the latest issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… “Trapped in Dimension X, the Turtles have split up to save the Neutrino royal family from the clutches of Krang, and simultaneously help fight a war to free the people of Neutrino! ” So you’re confronted by four mutant turtles and several soldiers. What […]
My VHS Memories – Video Rental Shops
Following our interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS, Martin Deer looks back at his VHS memories… My parents were divorced and every fortnight I’d spend the weekend with my Dad. Each Saturday on those weekends we’d visit either Blockbuster or Global Video and pick out a couple of films and we would spend what felt like […]
