Flickering Myth

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

Production has wrapped on Shane Black’s The Predator

by

Young star Jacob Tremblay has taken to Twitter to announce that filming has wrapped on The Predator, director Shane Black’s quasi-reboot of the sci-fi action franchise, which has been in production in Vancouver since February. SEE ALSO: Two Predators spotted in set photo from Shane Black’s reboot #ThatsaWrap! Time for me to #GETTOTHECHOPPA!!! ✌ #ThePredator […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger to meet with Shane Black about The Predator

by

It looks like we could potentially see Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising the role of Alan “Dutch” Schaefer in director Shane Black’s upcoming Predator sequel / relaunch, with Schwarzenegger revealing to The Arnold Fans that he has a meeting set up with Black where he’ll discuss The Predator. “I haven’t talked with [Shane Black] yet but I’m going […]

How Schwarzenegger Reigned Supreme in the Action Genre

by

As Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 73, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the period where the Austrian Oak ruled action cinema, with an eye for quality material… As Arnold Schwarzenegger turns another year older, now would be a good time to look back to an era of global box office domination, and cult appeal in the action […]

10 Essential Creature Features

by

Tom Jolliffe offers up 10 essential creature features… Who doesn’t love a good old creature feature? They still seem to be immensely popular, with recent reboots for the Jurassic Park and Godzilla franchises. That popularity in fact has been booming in the Asian markets in particular (whilst some of the recent big monster films have […]

The Maestros of 80s Action Movie Music

by

Tom Jolliffe looks at a golden period in action movie scores and some of the maestros who composed them… What is the golden age of action movies? This is of course a rhetorical question. It’s undoubtedly the 1980s. A time of such unique flair and style. Big, bold, brash, silly, sometimes ironic. It was a […]

Movie Review – Prey (2022)

by

Prey, 2022. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring Amber Midthunder, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Dane DiLiegro, Dakota Beavers, Nelson Leis, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, Julian Black Antelope, and Stefany Mathias. SYNOPSIS: Naru, a skilled female warrior, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth. Director Dan Trachtenberg understands creature […]

Does Prey prove that more franchises should embrace the streaming premiere?

by

In the wake of Prey, Anghus Houvouras wants to see more franchises embracing streaming premieres… The latest entry to the Predator franchise, Prey, was released on streaming platforms this weekend and the response has been exuberant. This is the kind of critical and audience reception that every filmmaker and studio strives for. The only points […]