The Purge, 2013. Written and Directed by James DeMonaco.Starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge and Rhys Wakefield. SYNOPSIS: A family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized. What if one night a […]
Looking forward to Thor: The Dark World
It’s been five years since the release of the first instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man – and their seventh came out this year in the form of Iron Man 3. Marvel have done an incredible job of producing big-hit action hero films in a way that no company has ever managed. Although […]
Comic Book Review – Superman Unchained #1
Martin Deer reviews the first issue of Superman Unchained…. “When thirteen satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor even though he’s still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: If Superman didn’t stop the last satellite from falling, who did?“ After his stellar work – and […]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer to pen Tomb Raider reboot
MGM’s planned reboot of the Tomb Raider movie franchise has taken a step closer to becoming reality with the news that the studio has appointed screenwriter Marti Noxon to write the script for the video game adaptation, which is said to follow “archaeologist Lara Croft as she sets off on one of her international adventures.” […]
Superman Month – Superman Returns (2006)
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 Rohan Morbey with a defense of 2006’s Superman Returns…. On June 28th 2006, Superman, after an absence of nearly two decades from cinema screens, returned. The director of the […]
Special Features – The Death of the Box Office Star
Anthony Stokes on the death of the box office movie star…. Hollywood just isn’t what it used to be. To the untrained eye it may appear that the movie industry is financially successful because every five months a tent pole hits a billion dollars, but this is far from the case. In actuality Hollywood is […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret History of the Foot Clan TPB
Luke Owen looks at the trade paperback collection of TMNT: The Secret History of the Foot Clan… Demons, ninjas, and hostile takeovers–what more can you want from a TMNT comic? Secret History of the Foot Clan collects the thrilling mini-series and reveals a story never told before about the original founder of the Foot. Join […]
Superman Month – Why Superman IV: The Quest For Peace is Worse Than Superman Returns
Luke Owen looks into the debate on which is the worst Superman movie… While we are in the middle of Superman Month, I thought I would address a question that has plagued a generation – which is the worst Superman movie? But before we can answer that, let’s look into some history… Superman: The Movie […]
Paramount teaming with Platinum Dunes for Friday the 13th
It was revealed last week that Paramount and Warner Bros. had come to a deal which gave Paramount the movie rights to Friday the 13th and South Park (with Warner covering half the costs of either movie) in exchange for 50% of Chris Nolan’s Insterstellar. Well, Bloody Disgusting are reporting that Paramount are also getting into […]
Comic Book Review – Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #2
Luke Owen takes a look at Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #2… THE WORLD BELOW! Deep beneath the surface of CYBERTRON, the last vestiges of life struggles to survive. Their only protectors: GRIMLOCK and his loyal DINOBOTS—who find themselves at the center of a dark mystery! As you may recall, I wasn’t overly fond of the […]