Tom Jolliffe takes in a Patrick Swayze badass double bill of Point Break and Road House… The late great Patrick Swayze had quite the impact on film history. His most iconic roles were of course his two iconic chick flick leading man roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost. One might assume with such particular favourites […]

Luke Addison on CGI and 3D effects in film…. When you compare television and film over the years, it’s clear that for the most part, they have come on leaps and bounds. The special effects laden Hollywood blockbusters that we see nowadays would never have been possible twenty or thirty years ago, as the technology simply wasn’t […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]