Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier as the acclaimed Marvel Studios sequel turns 10… Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the gritty, unconventional MCU entry that no one saw coming. The very antithesis of its light-hearted, nostalgia heavy predecessor, this hard-hitting actioner shared more in common with 70s paranoia […]
Cannon’s Avengers: What If… Cannon Films Did the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Here in the Flickering Myth multiverse, we look at how a Cannon-produced Avengers epic may have been cast… The Marvel Cinematic Universe enjoyed an unprecedented run of success after Robert Downey Jr kicked off a major era in movies back with 2008’s Iron Man. Some might not have enjoyed the all-powerful grip that the MCU […]
All Game of Thrones Spinoffs Beyond House of the Dragon Explained
Billy Oduory breaks down HBO’s planned Game of Thrones spinoffs… Game of Thrones set the five-star standard for the golden era of TV, deservedly amassing a humongous global fan base in the process. Despite the show’s final season being rated as a disappointment by most of the fans, the fan base continues to thirst for […]
The 10 Best Villains in Sylvester Stallone Movies
Every hero needs a formidable villain and action titan Sylvester Stallone has faced plenty. We look at the ten best villains in Stallone movies… Most action films live or die on the strength of the villain. An underwhelming villain can kill a film, especially if the hero isn’t all that interesting. We’ve taken a look […]
All Must Choose: House of the Dragon Season 2 Trailers and Hidden Details Explained
Billy Oduory breaks down the trailers for House of the Dragon season 2 with reference to the books… “When the desire to kill and burn takes hold and reason is forgotten, we will not even remember what began the war in the first place” Rhaenys prophesies the coming doom in the Black half of the […]
Hellboy: Guillermo del Toro’s Occult Superhero Fantasy at 20
Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy as it turns 20… Dark Horse Comics’ Hellboy has always been a property that hasn’t received the attention that it deserved. But perceptions changed with the release of Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 adaptation Hellboy, which amalgamated the filmmaker’s macabre sense of humor and distinct visual […]
The Essential One Man Army Action Movies
We take a deep dive into the explosive brilliance of the one-man army action movie with ten essentials you have to see… The 1980s were a glorious time for action cinema. They took all the tropes of the Western with near indestructible and stoic heroes taking on hordes of bad guys. They moved completely away […]
The Long Good Friday: Still the Definitive British Gangster Film
With Easter upon us, Tom Jolliffe looks back at The Long Good Friday… The season of Chocolate eggs is upon us, and whilst anyone pondering seasonal viewings tied to the Easter may be looking at Faith-based cinema, there’s also another film that is intrinsically tied to Easter… The Long Good Friday. Coming at a transitional […]
The Passion of the Christ at 20: Mel Gibson’s Controversial Biblical Film Revisited
Hasitha Fernando on the story behind The Passion of the Christ as it turns 20… The Passion of the Christ has been a hotbed of controversy since the day the project was announced. Whilst some took offense with the film’s blood-soaked violence and anti-Semitic overtones there were a great many who admired Mel Gibson’s singular […]
Studios defiantly stick to reboots and sequels but are we bored yet?
It seems every day a new reboot or sequel is given the green light or drops on the big screen and the streamers. How badly do audiences really want them? In the space of a few weeks, we’ve had Dune 2, a new Ghostbusters film, a Road House reboot, a Beetlejuice sequel teaser, a Happy […]
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