Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #20… “The all-new origin stories of the Enterprise crew conclude with this special issue that focuses on TWO Trek Stalwarts: Sulu and Chekov! Witness their first meeting at Starfleet Academy, and learn how their paths intertwined all the way to the bridge of the Enterprise! Overseen by Trek writer/producer Roberto Orci, […]

To celebrate the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at the classic sci-fi franchise. Next up for Star Trek Month is David Bishop reviewing Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country…. The last of the original crew’s outings onto the big screen is a triumphant swansong. Funny, exciting, fast-paced and ever […]

The Bigfoot Tapes (a.k.a. Bigfoot County), 2012. Written and Directed by Stephon Stewart. Starring Stephon Stewart, Davee Youngblood, Shy Pilgreen and Sam Ayers. SYNOPSIS: Siskiyou County, California has the most reported Bigfoot sightings in the world. In August of 2009, a documentary filmmaker went to investigate these alleged sightings. Two guys and a girl go […]

Endeavour: The Complete First Series. Created by Russell Lewis.Starring Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, Sean Rigby, Jack Laskey, James Bradshaw and Abigail Thaw. SYNOPSIS: Newly appointed as ‘bagman’ to boss and mentor DI Fred Thursday, Endeavour Morse must navigate a minefield of police politics to solve a quartet of baffling murder mysteries. After the […]

Now that Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is officially underway, we’re starting to hear bits and pieces about the culmination of this second round of movies, referring of course to Joss Whedon’s eagerly-anticipated superhero sequel The Avengers 2. Just last week, we heard that Whedon plans to introduce (at least) two new characters, […]

Baron Blood (Italian: Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga), 1972. Directed by Mario BavaStarring Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Antonio Cantafora, Massimo Girotti and Rada Rassimov. SYNOPSIS: Newly graduated Peter travels to Vienna to explore his Austrian heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, the murderous Baron Otto von Kleist. While playfully flirting with […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Amy Kaufman writes for The LA Times about Hollywood’s Summer Big Bets: “Midway through a year of declining attendance and ticket sales, the major studios are betting heavily on big-budget spectacles that can fatten the bottom line if they succeed — or lead to write-offs and management shake-ups […]

Last night Entertainment Weekly’s CapeTown Film Festival celebrated Star Wars Day (May 4th) with a special 30th anniversary screening of Return of the Jedi, which was followed by a surprise guest none other than Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. During a Q&A (via IGN), Hamill refused to confirm outright the rumours that he’s signed on […]

To celebrate the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at the classic sci-fi franchise. Next up for Star Trek Month is Anghus Houvouras reviewing Star Trek V: The Final Frontier… Every Star Trek fan has to deal with the fact that every so often you will bear witness […]

Yesterday the North East of England saw its first major sci-fi convention as around 1000 people turned out for Screen-Con in North Shields. Among the special guests for the inaugural event were Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who, The Hobbit) and Star Wars stars Alan Harris (Bossk), Laurie Goode (Saurin, Stormtrooper) and Britain’s smallest man Michael Henbury […]