With the release of Marvel’s latest superhero extravaganza Captain America: Civil War just days away (you can listen to our spoiler-free early verdict here), Flickering Myth has been gearing up to the film’s release by attending the UK press conference in London earlier today. Scott J. Davis was lucky enough to be in attendance at today’s […]
Going Against the Critical Grain: When Expressing An Opinion Takes Bravery
Sean Wilson explores the difficulties writers face when their opinion flies in the face of the popular consensus… Film journalists such as myself frequently get slammed for daring to criticise a movie we hated: we didn’t make it, we had no idea of the stress involved in organising a small army of cast and technicians […]
A New Lore: Are Podcasts TV’s Next Goldmine?
Tony Black on whether podcasts are TV’s next goldmine… The fascinating announcement this week that Gale Ann Hurd, longtime producing partner of James Cameron and most recently one of the spearheading forces of the massively successful The Walking Dead franchise, is intending to produce a live-action anthology series out of Lore, one of the most […]
The Captain America Movie You Haven’t Seen (And Probably Don’t Want To)
This week Neil Calloway looks at a forgotten Marvel comic book film from 1990… With the release next week of Captain America: Civil War, it’s time to look back when Marvel Films weren’t blockbuster event movies with bottomless budgets and huge all star casts. The 1990s were an odd time for superhero movies; the Batman […]
PlayStation Neo, a Middle Finger to Fans & Future Customers
Samuel Brace on the PlayStation Neo… Earlier in the year, word started to come through via Kotaku, that Sony are working on a new PlayStation, not a PS5, but an interstitial, a half step, a PS4.5. On the 18th, Giant Bomb sources confirmed details of the new project, which has been given the name ‘Neo’. […]
The Week in Spandex – Civil War, Infinity War, Doctor Strange, Inhumans, X-Men: Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, Wolverine 3, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Green Lantern Corps, Krypton and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Ultron Revolution, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The […]
Re-Bourne: Jason Bourne and the post-Snowden world
Tony Black on Matt Damon’s return as Jason Bourne in the post-Snowden world… Nobody thought Jason Bourne was gone forever. Not even when Tony Gilroy’s misjudged The Bourne Legacy attempted to relaunch the franchise, sans Bourne himself, did people truly believe we’d seen the last of probably the greatest cinematic super spy of the modern […]
The Magnificent Remake: How and Why Remade Movies Succeed and Fail
Tony Black on remakes, and how and why they success and fail… Harking back to the days of big stars headlining even bigger films, The Magnificent Seven trailer exploded online this week showcasing the always A-list Denzel Washington alongside, among others, Hollywood’s newest megastar Chris Pratt, in a remake of the legendary 1960’s Yul Brynner […]
Exclusive interview with Bastille Day director James Watkins
With the release of Bastille Day only a day away, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis was lucky enough to sit down with the film’s director James Watkins to discuss the action thriller. Watkins, who made his name with dark thrillers such as The Woman in Black and Eden Lake, was always keen to do an […]
Game of Thrones: A Hard Won Battle in Two Short, Final Seasons
Tony Black on talk that Game of Thrones may only run for a further two truncated seasons… On the eve of Game of Thrones returning, HBO and its show runners have been quite vocal about the show’s future this week, recently suggesting there will be no spin-offs or prequels to the series for the time […]
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