Robb Ghag reviews Star Wars #6…. “When he and Chewbacca are cornered by Imperials, Han Solo resorts to an improvised plan with the most dangerous results imaginable! Meanwhile, half a galaxy away, Princess Leia and Wedge Antilles prepare for certain death, unaware that Luke Skywalker has an improvisation of his own. And Darth Vader is […]
The Week in Spandex – Man of Steel, Justice League, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers 2, The Wolverine and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers 2, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kick-Ass 2, Arrow, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., […]
Hannibal – Episode 12 Review
John Lucking reviews the twelfth episode of Hannibal…. Being the penultimate episode of any season is a thankless task. Its goal is to build excitement for the next episode and hint at the idea of irreversible changes like deaths or character revelations. It is essentially the little brother to the finale’s big brother; receiving its […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to E3 2013
The Flickering Myth team look at all the news coming from this year’s E3… Well, it’s been quite the week for gaming news (as it usually is at this point every year) with Sony announcing the PS4 and Microsoft unveiling their “plans” for how they see the future of gaming. To put it politely, it […]
Movie Review – Man of Steel (2013)
Man of Steel, 2013. Directed by Zack Snyder.Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Christopher Meloni, Harry Lennix, Richard Schiff, and Ayelet Zurer. SYNOPSIS: An epic journey from one world to another sees a young boy grow in to the hero we need him to […]
Special Features – Is M. Night Shyamalan really as bad as people say?
Having delivered another critical failure with After Earth, Anthony Stokes asks whether M. Night Shyamalan is really as bad as people say… Nobody embodies the phrase “One Hit Wonder” better than M. Night Shyamalan. Initially deemed as “The Next Spielberg”, he has been on a progressively steady slump his entire career, making weaker and weaker […]
The Apprentice 2013 Episode 7 Review
Luke Owen gives his thoughts on last night’s episode of The Apprentice… I am always one to admit when I am wrong. Last week I predicted that Kurt would make it to the final four. One week later, and he’s gone. Natalie’s gone too, but it’s Kurt I’m more upset about. Last night’s edition of […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back as The Terminator in Terminator 5
A few weeks back Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped a brief update on three sequels that he has in the pipeline, confirming that the long-rumoured Terminator 5 has joined The Legend of Conan and the Twins follow-up Triplets as part of his upcoming slate. Given Arnie’s age, there had been some speculation as to how he might […]
Superman Month – How Smallville’s super-teen kept the Man of Steel’s memory alive
To celebrate the release of Man of Steel this month, the Flickering Myth writing team are looking back over Superman’s previous screen adventures; next up is Olivia Luder with a defense of the origin series Smallville…. Superman is a character with a long and varied history and the upcoming Man of Steel movie has provided […]
Video Game Review – The Last of Us
Kris Wall reviews The Last of Us…. Post-apocalyptic action adventure – four words that have now become almost guaranteed to raise a yawn amongst the gaming collective looking to seek out new and exciting adventures. So, from the creators of Uncharted, Naughty Dog, comes another post-apocalyptic action adventure that riffs on everything from The Road […]
