Blood and Black Lace, 1964. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Mary Arden, Ariana Gorini, Francesca Ungaro. SYNOPSIS: A fashion house full of beautiful models becomes the setting for a bloodbath at the hands of a mysterious killer. The film most recognised as kickstarting the giallo genre, Mario Bava’s 1964 […]
Movie Review – Good Kill (2014)
Good Kill, 2014. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Bruce Greenwood and Jake Abel. SYNOPSIS: A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot. Many of the scenes are emotionless, repetitive and detached, set in a claustrophobic room without windows. These scenes involve the […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000 XXXII Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000 XXXII… When I wrote for Film Threat, I reviewed every Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVD set released by Shout! Factory, so I was happy to bring my reviews to Flickering Myth and continue the streak. I’ve been a fan of the show since I discovered it in college, […]
Daredevil Episode 2: Cut Man – Review
Luke Owen reviews the second episode of Daredevil… With everything set up in the last episode, it’s time for Daredevil to start introducing some of the other major players of this twisted game. Enter: Night Nurse. The episode opens up more or less where the last one ended, with Daredevil chasing down the Russians that […]
Daredevil Episode 1: Into the Ring – Review
Luke Owen reviews the first episode of Marvel’s Daredevil… It’s not only our first step on the road to The Defenders, but this first episode of Daredevil – a collaboration between Marvel and Netflix – also gives us our first glimpse into this new pocket of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Showrunner Steven DeKnight and Kevin Feige promised […]
Movie Review – John Wick (2014)
John Wick, 2014. Directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane and Lance Reddick. SYNOPSIS: An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. Since that fateful day when Keanu […]
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 3 Review
Gary McCurry reviews the third episode of Bloodline… Around the age of 9 or 10 I owned a whole bunch of magazines wherein you built a boat, plane or railway set with the parts included in each edition. The thing is, after issue #1 and the first 4 or 5 segments, I’d either forget or […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Episode 16 Review – ‘Afterlife’
Danny Hale reviews the sixteenth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 2… Wow. So once more Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. propels itself forwards. It’s great to know that there are still six episodes yet to air of season 2 and I’ve no idea where our characters are going to be when the dust settles. Unlike last season […]
Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #140
Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #140… Life and Death. The Walking Dead #140 covers a lot of different ground and characters, which makes this one of the most balanced issues we’ve seen in a long time. The economy in the writing is really commendable here, as we see Michonne, Rick, Andrea, Negan, Carl, Maggie, […]
Comic Book Review – Rebels #1
Zeb Larson reviews Rebels #1… In a rush of great public resistance to an oppressive and excessive government, a homegrown militia movement is formed in rural America. This is not 2015, but 1775. With the war for independence playing out across the colonies, young Seth and Mercy Abbott find their new marriage tested at every […]
