In the next instalment of the ‘Late to the Show’ series, Luke Addison looks at the BBC’s Sherlock…. The BBC’s Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the clinical, uncaring Sherlock, with Martin Freeman as his initially crippled sidekick John Watson has been given critical acclaim by critics and viewers alike since it first aired two years […]
DVD Review – Sightseers (2012)
Sightseers, 2012. Directed by Ben Wheatley.Written By and Starring Steve Oram and Alice Lowe. SYNOPSIS: A couple set out on a dream journey across the British isles in a caravan, but it doesn’t take long for the dream to fade. When I watched Ben Wheatley’s second feature film Kill List, I couldn’t help but recall […]
Holy Franchise, Batman! makes Batman-on-Film’s ‘Books About Batman Every Fan Should Read’
Jett over at the interweb’s #1 Batman fansite Batman-on-Film has put together a list entitled ‘Books About Batman Every Fan Should Read’, which just so happens to feature my little Bat-chronicling effort Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen. Here’s Jett’s take on the book… “This is the definitive book on the […]
The Walking Dead Season 3 – Episode 14 Review
Piers McCarthy reviews the fourteenth episode of The Walking Dead season 3… Much like “Clear”, Episode 14 of The Walking Dead focuses on a specific story arc. The third season is heavily reliant on the conflict between Rick and the Governor, and since we know a great deal about Rick already, the writers are developing […]
Special Features – The Tarantino Factor
Jordan Schwarzenberger on ‘The Tarantino Factor’… Since 1992, Quentin Tarantino has been an everlasting light in cinema. Post the release of his quirky, cleverly written and still brilliant Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino has risen in both power and international prowess to become one of the most recognized directors of our time, and to me, the most […]
Movie Review – Pearls of the Far East (2011)
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 […]
