With Marvel having taken its first step into live-action television last month with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., there’s already been plenty of talk about the future of the Cinematic Universe on the small screen; an Agent Carter series has been rumoured, while Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb confirmed at the New York Comic Con that […]

Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Khan #1…. “Shall we begin?”A few of you may remember when this comic was first mentioned a few months back on Flickering Myth.  Though the cynicism spewed from my mouth about rehashing of Khan’s history (as a Star Trek fan I’m more than aware that Paramount is looking for more ways […]

As Edgar Wright prepares to finally take the plunge with his long-gestating Ant-Man adaptation, Variety has revealed that Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises, Looper) and Paul Rudd (This Is 40, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) have emerged as the two front runners for the lead role of Dr. Henry Pym. According to Variety’s sources, […]

In the latter half of last year, it was announced to much ill response that Breck Eisner (The Crazies) was in negotiations to direct a film based on the toy Stretch Armstrong. The property was dropped by Universal, and then picked up by Relativity Media who were developing the project. It seemed to be going […]

To countdown to this year’s Halloween, Luke Owen reviews a different horror film every day of October. Next up, The Cabin in the Woods… Warning – if you’ve not seen The Cabin in the Woods, don’t read this review. Watch the film first as it’s best experienced knowing nothing about it. As discussed in yesterday’s […]

Smiley, 2012 Directed by Michael J. GallagherStarring Caitlin Gerard, Melanie Papalia, Shane Dawson, Andrew James Allen, Liza Weil, Roger Bart and Keith David SYNOPSIS: After discovering an urban legend of a demented serial killer, who has nothing but a carved ‘smiley’ on his face, a mentally fragile teen must decide whether she is going insane – or […]

Sixteen, 2013. Written and Directed by Rob Brown.Starring Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rachael Stirling, Rosie Day, Fady Elsayed and Sam Spruell. SYNOPSIS: Jumah is about to turn 16 and is already in need of a fresh start. Burdened with the shameful legacy of a past as a child soldier in the Congo, he lives with his […]

Spiders 3D, 2013 Directed by Tibor TakácsStarring Christa Campbell, Patrick Muldoon, William Hope, Shelly Varod, Jon Mack and Sydney Sweeney SYNOPSIS: After a Soviet space station crashes into a New York City subway tunnel, a species of venomous spiders is discovered, and soon they mutate to gigantic proportions and wreak havoc on the city. There is a […]

ATM, 2012 Directed by David BrooksStarring Brian Geraghty, Alice Eve and Josh Peck SYNOPSIS: On a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man. Buried writer Chris Sparling attempts to capture lightening in a bottle for a second […]

It is of course a landmark year for Doctor Who, with the Time Lord celebrating his 50th anniversary with a range of programming including the upcoming special The Day of the Doctor starring Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt, before Smith hands things over to the Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi with this year’s Christmas […]