Rockstar’s hugely-anticipated video game sequel Grand Theft Auto V has shattered entertainment records, having pulled in over $1 billion in revenue in its first three days of release, publisher Take Two has announced today. GTAV hit shelves on Tuesday, making an astonishing $800 million in its first day, and has now become the fastest video […]
Comic Book Review – Aphrodite IX #5
Villordsutch reviews Aphrodite IX #5… “Aphrodite IX woke up in a new world with no memory and no idea of her true purpose. But finding out the truth about herself and how her handler Burch has been manipulating her will change everything.” Everything that has gone before has finally led to this climatic battle between […]
Movies You May Have Missed – The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Flickering Myth’s writing team pick out those hidden gems you might have missed; next up is Jackson Ball with…The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, 1943.Directed by Robert Powell & Emerich Pressburger.Starring Roger Livesey, Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr and Roland Culver. SYNOPSIS: The life story of military man Clive Candy, told over the course of […]
Second Opinion – White House Down (2013)
White House Down, 2013. Directed by Roland Emmerich.Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins, Joey King, and James Woods. SYNOPSIS: While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group […]
Saoirse Ronan reportedly up for a role in Star Wars: Episode VII
After reportedly missing out on the role of Scarlet Witch in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Saoirse Ronan is now rumoured to be up for another hotly-anticipated 2015 sequel, with the Irish actress said to have auditioned for a part in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII. The story first emerged over at […]
Special Features – When Fan Service Goes Wrong
Anthony Stokes on when fan service goes wrong… I have a love-hate relationship with geek culture. I see aspects of the culture I hate (the Ben Affleck Batman vs. Superman backlash) and aspects I love. Every now and then I find myself getting worked up over a story or an article and I stop myself […]
Special Features – The Little Mermaid: The Worst Role Model
Luke Owen looks at why Ariel, The Little Mermaid is a terrible role model for children… The Little Mermaid swam out of the Disney vaults recently for a Blu-Ray release to much praise from world. It was a movie that really kick-started Disney’s renaissance in the late 80s and early 90s, is a firm fan-favourite and […]
Comic Book Review – Infinity #3
Anghus Houvouras reviews Marvel’s Infinity #3… “Prison break. Stealing a worldkiller. The fall of Attilan.” Pathos. It’s the thing Jonathan Hickman’s comics have been sorely lacking and the main problem plaguing Marvel’s latest event, Infinity. I’ve struggled with Infinity, mainly because it lacks a strong central narrative. The entire series meanders, wandering from plot point […]
Ruth Negga joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ABC developing an Agent Carter series
According to BlackFilm, actress Ruth Negga (World War Z, 12 Years a Slave) has joined the cast of ABC’s upcoming Avengers spin-off Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in an as-yet-unrevealed recurring role. Negga will line up with series regulars Clark Gregg (Agent Phil Coulson), Ming-Na Wen (Agent Melinda May), Brett Dalton (Agent Grant Ward), Iain De […]
Movie Review – R.I.P.D. (2013)
R.I.P.D., 2013. Directed by Robert Schwentke.Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Bacon, Stephanie Szostak, James Hong, and Marisa Miller. SYNOPSIS: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. At only 30 seconds in to […]
