Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Dawn C. Chmielewski writes on February 1st, 2013 (the first day of release for House of Cards) about the change in viewing habits for TV: “House of Cards is sparking thousands of mentions every hour, according to analysis by social media research firm Fizziology. About 62% of the […]
Movie Review – Flight (2012)
Flight, 2012. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.Starring Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Melissa Leo, Bruce Greenwood, Kelly Reilly and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS: An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling. Somewhere within the 135 minutes of Robert Zemeckis’ Flight is an interesting and compelling story of admitting […]
Comic Book Review – Justice League Vol. 2: The Villain’s Journey
Gary Collinson reviews Justice League Vol. 2: The Villain’s Journey… “Now that the team’s origin story is complete, we shift to the present-day Justice League! What has changed? Who has joined the team since? And why does Green Arrow want to join those ranks so badly? Plus, someone is out to get the Justice League, […]
The Week in Spandex – Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Superman Lives, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Justice League and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, The Wolverine, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Kick-Ass 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, S.H.I.E.L.D., Doctor Strange, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Elektra, Justice League, Superman Lives, Superman: Flyby, Arrow, Amazon, Ultimate […]
Mark Millar on X-Men: Days of Future Past and Kick-Ass 3
Mark Millar is certainly a busy man these days, what with his various comic book duties – several of which are currently in development as movie adaptations, including this year’s Kick-Ass 2 – along with his position as creative consultant on 20th Century Fox’s various Marvel properties; however, he’s still found the time to take […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to J.J. Abrams directing Star Wars: Episode VII
The Flickering Myth team share their thoughts about the news that J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII… It’s been just under a week since the news officially broke that Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams was to take on one of sci-fi’s most iconic franchises. This news, which could very well be […]
State of the Genre – David S. Goyer on Man of Steel, and why his comments are GOOD
In his latest ‘State of the Genre’ column, Martin Deer on the reaction to David S. Goyer’s recent comments on Man of Steel… This week David S. Goyer has been speaking to Empire about Man of Steel as we get closer to it’s release on June 14th. For some reason his latest comments, despite being […]
Movie Review – Warm Bodies (2013)
Warm Bodies, 2013. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Cory Hardrict and Analeigh Tipton. SYNOPSIS: A zombie saves a girl from an attack and the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that could transform the entire lifeless world. Every year […]
When is X-Men: Days of Future Past set?
Now officially in pre-production, X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer will be posting daily photos to his Twitter account to whet our appetites, but a casting call received by ComicBookMovie may have revealed something more newsworthy than a production photo of a possible set. The casting call is looking for extras between “16-75” […]
Special Features – Return of the Five Most Disappointing Films of All Time
Anghus Houvouras with a follow-up to The Five Most Disappointing Films of All Time… About or year or so ago I put together a little op-ed piece, right around the time I first started writing for Flickering Myth. It was a piece I’d been mulling for a few years: The Five Most Disappointing Films of […]
