Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Suicide Squad passes Captain America: The Winter Solider and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at the box office

by

Though it received some rather dreadful reviews and some pretty bad publicity following its release, Suicide Squad has earned another notch on its box office belt this weekend. Gorssing another $4 million from this weekend, Suicide Squad has now passed both Captain America: The Winter Solider ($714 million) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($708 million) at […]

Rumour: Jaume Collet-Serra in the mix to direct Suicide Squad 2

by

It looks like Mel Gibson may have some competition for the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2, as Jeff Sneider is claiming on Meet the Movie Press that Jaume Collet-Serra is also in the frame to helm the upcoming supervillain sequel. Spanish filmmaker Collet-Serra recently directed Blake Lively in The Shallows, while his other credits […]

Smallville’s Tom Welling “willing” to guest star on The CW’s The Flash

by

Although Tom Welling is gearing up to make his return to the DC universe (kind of) with a guest role in the Vertigo adaptation Lucifer, the actor has kept his distance from superhero roles following his stint as Clark Kent in the Superman prequel series Smallville. Back in August, Welling suggested that he’d been approached […]

Countdown to Justice League – Injustice: Gods Among Us

by

Ricky Church continues his countdown to Justice League with Injustice: Gods Among Us… One of the more common complaints about the DCEU – specifically Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – is that it is too dour and lacks the hopeful feel of the comics. Its got nothing, though, on the alternate world of […]

Comic Book Review – Justice League #44

by

Ricky Church reviews Justice League #44… Darkseid versus Anti-Monitor! A corrupted Superman versus Lex Luthor! Myrina Black versus Grail! This chapter of “Darkseid War” has it all—plus an ending that will change the League forever! Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok once again pull the carpet out from the readers as they deliver a stunning twist […]

Arrow Season 4 Episode 1 Review – ‘Green Arrow’

by

Jessie Robertson reviews the first episode of Arrow season 4… Welcome back to Star(ling) City- actually re-named in honor of the dearly departed Ray Palmer (who may or may not have shrunken himself to the size of an Atom before he was blown up). I actually was more intrigued, I”ll say, for this premiere than the […]

The Flash Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Flash of Two Worlds’

by

Jessie Robertson reviews the second episode of The Flash season 2… If you think we crossed the thresh-hold last year for sci-fi elements, you haven’t seen nothing yet! Yes, they actually said “Multi-verse” – Ever since last spring’s finale when that winged kettle helmet skidded across Star Labs floor, we’ve been anxiously awaiting Jay Garrick, […]

Kevin Smith shares his thoughts on Suicide Squad

by

He may not have been much of a fan of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but filmmaker Kevin Smith has taken to Facebook to share his admiration for the next instalment of the DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad, describing the film as “I look up to @suicidesquadmovie maker#DavidAyer. His #endofwatch, shot with a mixture […]

Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller: “I don’t think superheroes work very well on TV”

by

Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller has caused a bit of a stir with his comments at the Edinburgh Television Festival, where he seemingly dismissed the likes of Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Daredevil by stating that superheroes don’t translate very well to the small screen. “I don’t think superheroes work very well on TV, probably because of the […]