Michelle Herbert reviews Strong Female Protagonist Book One… Strong Female Protagonist is an ongoing web comic that has recently become a printed book after a successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year. The story follows Alison Green who is trying to lead a normal life after four years of being the superhero known as Mega Girl. […]
Comic Book Review – Black Science #11
Zeb Larson reviews Black Science #11… As the Pillar counts down towards its next jump the Dimensionauts are besieged by an endless wave of horrors. Can they hold out long enough to escape, or will one of them have to remain behind and pay the ultimate price? Join RICK REMENDER, MATTEO SCALERA, & DEAN WHITE, […]
Comic Book Review – C.O.W.L. #7
Zeb Larson reviews C.O.W.L. #7… The times they are a changin. After the shocking murder of a C.O.W.L. hero, members of the organization must put aside their differences in order to find the killer…before Detective Evelyn Frost and the Chicago Police do. After last issue’s almost light-hearted story, C.O.W.L. is back in regular form with […]
Movie Review – Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher, 2014. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz is recruited by billionaire John du Pont to compete in the 1988 games in Seoul and the two develop a kinship that leads to unlikely circumstances. […]
Movie Review – Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken, 2014. Directed by Angelina Jolie. Starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Jai Courtney, Alex Russell, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund and Luke Treadaway. SYNOPSIS: The true and inspiring story of Louie Zamperini, Olympic athlete and WWII vet who survived air raids, 45 days in open sea with no food or water, and two years in […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 1 Review – “Now is Not the End”
Amy Richau reviews the first episode of Agent Carter… ABC decided to give viewers a double dose of Agent Carter to premiere the new Marvel show about a woman juggling multiple identities post-WWII. However, I’m going to break the two episodes up and review them individually. The woman in question of course is Agent Peggy […]
Movie Review – Wild (2014)
Wild, 2014. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffman and Kevin Rankin. SYNOPSIS: Attempting to recover from a traumatic life event, a young woman sets out on a 1,100 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. Wild is an incredibly emotional journey, told beautifully in pictures by Jean-Marc Vallée. It also […]
Movie Review – The Face of Love (2014)
The Face of Love, 2014. Directed by Arie Posin. Starring Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Jess Wexler and Amy Brenneman. SYNOPSIS: A widow starts a relationship with a man who looks identical to her deceased husband. The Face of Love is an eerie love story that takes itself a bit too seriously to fully […]
The Newsroom Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Oh Shenandoah’
Gary McCurry reviews the fifth episode of The Newsroom season 3… Before I sat down to write my first review for Flickering Myth, I thought “objectively describe the good and the bad in each episode and leave the admiration for Aaron Sorkin, his past work and the cast at the door.” I even wrote on […]
DVD Review – Amour Fou (2014)
Amour Fou, 2014. Written and Directed by Jessica Hausner. Starring Christian Friedel, Birte Schnoeink, Stephan Grossmann and Katharina Schuttler. SYNOPSIS: Berlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love. After initially being refused to form a suicide pact with his cousin, he meets the young and impressionable romantic […]
