Simon Columb attends the Roman Polanski retrospective at BFI Southbank… Roman Polanski remains a fascinating filmmaker to this day. Alongside Andrej Wajda and Jerzy Skolimowski, Polanski came to the fore in the late 1950s in Poland. The BFI in London are screening all of Polanski’s films during January and February 2013 and throughout January, essays […]
The Week in Spandex – Marvel’s Phase Two and Beyond, The X-Men Universe, Man of Steel, Arrow, Batman and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Black Panther, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Heroes for Hire, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Man of Steel, Arrow, Amazon, Batman: The Dark […]
My Favourite Arnie Movie – Kindergarten Cop (1990)
With Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to the big screen in The Last Stand, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at their favourite Arnie movies. Next up, Tori Brazier with 1990’s Kindergarten Cop… Directed by Ivan Reitman, Kindergarten Cop is a gloriously nineties, bonkers hash of cop-thriller and comedy, starring Hollywood’s favourite Austrian Schwarzenegger in the […]
Second Opinion – Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained, 2012.Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino.Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, Michael Parks, Don Johnson and Jonah Hill. SYNOPSIS: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation […]
Movie Review – V/H/S (2012)
V/H/S, 2012.Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillet, Justin Martinez, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, Joe Swanberg, Chad Villella, Ti West and Adam Wingard.Starring Calvin Reeder, Lane Hughes, Mike Donlan, Hannah Fierman and Joe Swanberg.SYNOPSIS:When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare […]
My Favourite Arnie Movie – Total Recall (1990)
With Arnold Schwarzenegger returning to the big screen in The Last Stand, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at their favourite Arnie movies. Next up, Anghus Houvouras with 1990’s Total Recall.. Arnold Schwarzenegger existed in an unpretentious era of film. At a time when Hollywood was the personification of the American dream. Where an […]
Comic Book Review – Daredevil #22
Anghus Houvouras reviews the latest issue of Daredevil… “Daredevil teams up with the all-new Superior Spider-Man! Also: Stilt-Man is back and better than ever thanks to some last minute help from Doctor Octopus!“ As we enter the fourth month of Marvel NOW! I find myself starting to see the genius of this Marvel makeover. Marvel […]
Movie Review – Gangster Squad (2013)
Gangster Squad, 2013. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Michael Pena, Robert Patrick, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi, Nick Nolte and Josh Pence.SYNOPSIS:A group of incorruptible Los Angeles police officers join together to stop and up-and-coming mafia boss, sparking a violent war for control of the city. Gangster Squad […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #16
Martin Deer on the latest issue of Batman… “The penultimate issue of “Death of the Family” has Batman face up to The Joker yet again in an emotional fueled showdown between hero and foe.“ Last we saw Batman he was heading into Arkham Asylum for a meeting with The Joker, and expectations and suspense were […]
My Favourite Tarantino Movie – From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Flickering Myth’s writing team count down to the UK release of Django Unchained by selecting their favourite Quentin Tarantino movies; next up is Rohan Morbey with 1996’s From Dusk Till Dawn…As part of the Quentin Tarantino filmography, From Dusk Till Dawn is one of the best. Written by and co-starring the man himself and directed […]
