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The Week in Spandex – X-Men and Fantastic Four come home to Marvel, Avengers 4 updates, Venom details, Justice League box office, DCEU slate confirmed and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazan, Nightwing, Flashpoint, […]

The Most Disappointing – Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Anghus Houvouras on Star Wars: The Last Jedi (major spoilers follow)… It’s all been done. That song by Canada’s eighth best band Barenaked Ladies was bouncing around my head as I watched the latest installment of the Star Wars saga. A galaxy, far, far away isn’t nearly as exciting as it used to be. Not […]

The 15 Best Horror Movies of 2017

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Tom Beasley examines the best horror movies of 2017, from sharp social satire to an evil clown… The reaction to 2017’s horror movie slate has, bizarrely, been one of surprise. It’s as if a year of impressive scary movies is somehow a rarity, when in fact the genre has consistently delivered strong movies in recent […]

The Ten Best Netflix Original TV Series of 2017

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Liam Hoofe with a rundown of the best Netflix Original Series of 2017… I watch a lot of TV. In fact, if you were to ask my girlfriend, she would tell you the amount of TV I watch is seriously unhealthy and that it would be a good idea if I exposed myself to the […]

Disney’s acquisition of Fox is good for the MCU, but bad for the movie industry

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Tom Beasley looks at the positives and negatives of Disney buying up the assets of 20th Century Fox, and what that means for cinema… After weeks of speculation, it has finally happened. Disney has acquired Fox’s entertainment assets, including its film and television studios. The massive deal, which is certainly one of the biggest in […]

The Worst Movie Action Scenes of 2017

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Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action scenes of 2017… In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincunt – In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails. Likewise, in the absence of competence, asinine garbage will invariably triumph. Which means that for all the recent advancements in cinematic technique and film-making technology, you can always count on some hack to […]

Are franchise blockbusters too big to fail?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether franchise blockbusters are too big to fail… Sequels, prequels and reboots. Hollywood is in love with the familiar because more often than not it’s a safe bet. This year’s monumental blockbuster clusterfuck Justice League is proof of that. Can you think of a big studio film more maligned? More inherently flawed […]

Cinema’s Damaged Heroine

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Sarah Myles on cinema’s damaged heroine… “Badass.” As a word, it has become synonymous with determined women in movies. Why? Because that is how critics routinely describe them. “Black Widow gets extra bad-ass in this Avengers 2 trailer,” said Rob Bricken of i09. In Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron plays “a career badass who enjoys both […]

Exclusive Interview: Tarquin Alexander & Beth Levy Nelson Discuss this Season’s Holiday Horror-Comedy Mercy Christmas

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Back in October we posted the exclusive trailer for the horror/comedy Mercy Christmas directed by Ryan Nelson. In case you don’t remember, the film follows Michael Briskett as his office crush invites him home for her family’s holiday celebration, only to learn they want to eat HIM for dinner. With Christmas just a few weeks […]

Is Super Mario Bros. the worst adapted property ever?

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Anghus Houvouras on Super Mario Bros., and whether it is the worst adapted property ever… Like any publication or website, there are a number of daily discussions about hot-topics that should be featured on Flickering Myth. A good editor surveys the pop culture landscape and looks to see what the contributors can offer to generate […]