The Iceman, 2012. Directed by Ariel Vromen.Starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, Robert Davi, James Franco and Stephen Dorff. SYNOPSIS: Michael Shannon is The Iceman, one of organised crimes most notorious hitmen. The events of his life are recalled in this slick crime drama. At a preview screening of The […]

Anthony Stokes assesses the career of Sam Raimi… When it comes to genre directors it’s harder to find anyone bigger or more respected then Sir Sam Raimi. He has consistently delivered hit after hit and pretty much everything he touches gains a cult following. Raimi has had a lot of commercial success, headlining multiple franchises […]

Luke Owen counts down his personal Top 5 Fictional Deaths that he never quite got over…. Perhaps it’s the power of the writing, perhaps it’s the strength of the performance, but sometimes a fictional character’s death in movies can affect us deep down inside to provoke an emotional response. Despite these people not being real, […]

Luke Owen looks at Episode 6 of The Apprentice… I’ve never really been affected by ‘cringe television’. I know of it and I think I’ve seem some examples in comedies such as I’m Alan Partridge, The Office, The Inbetweeners etc but I have never actually watched the TV ‘through my fingers’. Last night’s The Apprentice was […]

Star Trek Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions has secured the rights to The Stops Along the Way, an unproduced screenplay by Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone, which was his final completed work before his death in 1975. The project will be produced by Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV and is set to […]

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (German: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes), 1972. Directed by Werner Herzog.Starring Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra and Alejandro Repullés. SYNOPSIS: In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado. Werner Herzog in 2013 is something very different to Werner […]

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 Anthony Stokes with a review of 1987’s Superman IV: The Quest for Peace… After the disappointing box office returns of Superman III and the spin-off Supergirl, nobody was in […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews The Superior Spider-Man #11…. “The Spider-Slayer is scheduled for execution and Mayor J. Jonah Jameson is leaving nothing to chance. To ensure that everything goes according to plan, Jameson’s called in the one man he can trust to oversee everything the Superior Spider-Man. Since the startling events of Superior Spider-Man #9, will […]

Tom Jolliffe reviews the short film Jenny Ringo and the Cabaret From Hell… Here at Flickering Myth we like to do our bit for the UK film and TV industry and frankly those aspiring to do something a little different, and a little outside the box, who need a leg up wherever possible. From aspiring […]