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Countdown to Batman v Superman: Should Superman Kill?

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Anghus Houvouras on the debate over whether Superman should kill… Ever since Superman snapped General Zod’s neck at the end of Man of Steel, fans have been debating whether or not that choice was ‘right for the character’. It’s a polarizing discussion that has divided a number of comic fans, and with Batman v Superman […]

Is Paul Feig ‘creative enough’ to direct Ghostbusters?

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Simon Columb weighs in on Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot… Fellow Flickering Myth-er and Ghostbusters fan, Luke Owen, followed the release of the new trailer [watch it here] with an article titled “Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is everything wrong with reboots…”. His interest in the topic is deep and the first few paragraphs of his informative article […]

Report from the Paris premiere of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil Season 2, with Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal and Elodie Yung

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Scott J. Davis reports from the premiere of Daredevil Season 2 in Paris…. After its stunning debut at the start of last year as part of Marvel’s Netflix original series deal, The Man Without Fear returns to the small screen (although it always feels much larger) with a second season, bringing with him a few […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania VI

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In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Show case of the Immortals’. The Card: Koko B. Ware vs. Rick ‘The Model’ Martel WWF Tag Title Match: Andre the Giant & Haku w/Bobby Heenan vs. Demolition Hercules vs. Earthquake w/Jimmy Hart Mr. Perfect vs. Brutus Beefcake […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – Superman: Red Son

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Superman: Red Son… One of the reasons Batman and Superman are at odds in their upcoming movie are because of the Dark Knight’s fear that, if unchecked, Superman will one day use his power to conquer the planet. This is similarly Luthor’s […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania V

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In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’.   The Card: Hercules vs. King Haku w/Bobby Heenan The Twin Towers vs. The Rockers Ted Dibiase w/Virgil vs. Brutus Beefcake (Double Count-Out) The Rougeau Brothers w/Jimmy Hart vs. The Bushwhackers Mr. Perfect vs. […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – The Death of Superman

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with The Death of Superman… Prior to last December, a long running rumour circling around Batman v Superman was that Doomsday, one of the deadliest enemies in all of the DC universe, would be making an appearance as a secondary villain in the […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania IV

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In the build-up to WrestleMania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous installments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’… The Card 20-Battle Royal (Won by Bad News Brown) *Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Ted Dibiase w/Virgil & Andre the Giant *Don Muraco w/’Superstar’ Billy Graham vs. Dino Bravo w/Frenchie Martin *Greg Valentine vs. Ricky Steamboat *Randy Savage w/Miss Elizabeth vs. ‘The […]

Flickering Myth’s WrestleMania Retrospective: WrestleMania III

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In the build-up to Wrestlemania 32, the Flickering Myth writers look back at previous instalments of the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’. The Card: The Can-Am Connection vs. Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco w/Mr. Fuji Billy Jack Haynes vs. Hercules w/Bobby Heenan (Double Count-Out) King Kong Bundy, Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo vs. Hillbilly Jim, […]

The new Ghostbusters film will disappoint, and it’s all your fault

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This week, Neil Calloway argues that toying with classics only leads to disappointment… This week the much-anticipated first trailer for the much-anticipated Ghostbusters remake debuted, to a lukewarm reaction (from the Flickering Myth team here at least). Now, you can’t judge films on trailers, and this might come back to haunt me when the film […]