The Flickering Myth writing staff look at the news of a possible sixth Die Hard movie…. In 1988, Bruce Willis starred in a movie that made him a bonafide blockbuster action star. The fearless cop John McClane took down a group of terrorists and the evil Hans Gruber by himself in John McTiernan’s Die Hard […]

Luke Owen reviews Sonic Super Special Magazine #7… Celebrate 20 years of Sonic the Hedgehog Comics with this very special edition of the SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE! Join the party and grab yourself a front row seat to this collection of Sonic-comic firsts, greatest moments, and highlights from the longest-running video game-inspired comic book series […]

It was announced last week that MTV is developing on a TV series based on the mid-90s slasher genre spoof Scream. No doubt being bombarded with questions from fans, the movie’s creator and director spoke out on Twitter last night about his involvement: “A lot of you have asked about the Scream TV series. It’s […]

Chimpanzee, 2012. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. SYNOPSIS: Disneynature’s new documentary follows the life of an energetic yet vulnerable young chimp, Oscar, living deep within the Taï rainforest. Introducing children to the natural world may be a daunting prospect for a parent – it’s full of copious mating, fights to the death, and […]

Alice Rush reviews episode 7 of the Psycho prequel series Bates Motel… After last week’s violent confrontation, ‘The Man In Number 9’ gets off to a slow start, with Sheriff Romero explaining to the Bates’ just how they are going to spin this whole saga to the public. Though Dylan is outraged at this blatant […]

Matt Smith reviews the season finale of The Following…. So, here we are. The end of The Following. Or is it? What will they go for? A new killer, Hardy becomes the bad guy, Carroll escapes? How are they going to extend things? And thus, like at the beginning of the series and like Joe […]

The Kings of Summer, 2013. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Starring Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Erin Moriarty, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Megan Mullally and Mary Lynn Rajskub. SYOPSIS: Three teenage friends, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Originally […]

I’m So Excited (Spanish: Los amantes pasajeros), 2013. Writted and Directed by Pedro Almodovar.Starring Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro, Lola Dueñas, Laya Martí, Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz. SYNOPSIS: When it appears as though the end is in sight, the pilots, flight crew, and passengers of a […]

Luke Owen reviews Sonic The Hedgehog #248, part three of the Worlds Collide series… It’s Sonic versus Mega Man – Round One! The fight that every fan of both the Blue Blur and Blue Bomber has been waiting for is here at last, and it looks like Sonic’s got the hometeam advantage! Can Mega Man […]

To celebrate the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at the classic sci-fi franchise. Kicking off Star Trek Month is Matt Smith with a review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture…. The first time I watched Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the whole experience seemed to be over […]