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Comic Book Review – Superman: President Luthor

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: President Luthor… Lex Luthor is not only Superman’s most dangerous nemesis, but one of comics most dangerous and evil characters in general. For a man who doesn’t have superpowers, Luthor’s intellect and selfishness makes him a great threat to Superman and the DC universe. One of Luthor’s greatest accomplishments though wasn’t […]

Superman to appear in Supergirl Season 2

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As Supergirl gets ready to move to The CW in the fall, the hero’s famous cousin is now set to appear in its second season. Superman will play a role of the first two episodes of the returning series. Throughout season one Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen and other characters frequently mentioned Superman and Clark Kent. He […]

Blu-ray Review – Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)

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Justice League vs. Teen Titans, 2016. Directed by Sam Liu. Featuring the voice talents of Jon Bernthal, Taissa Farmiga, Jason O’Mara, Jerry O’Connell, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Gorham, Shemar Moore, Sean Maher, Stuart Allan, Brandon Soo Hoo, Jake T. Austin, Kari Wahlgren, Laura Bailey, Steven Blum, Terrence C. Carson and Rick D. Wasserman. SYNOPSIS: Robin is […]

Daredevil Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘New York’s Finest’

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Ricky Church reviews the third episode of Daredevil season two… When there is one hero who has sworn against killing and another who sees the black and white value in taking life, its inevitable for them to have that philosophical conversation debating their beliefs. ‘New York’s Finest’ dealt primarily with Daredevil’s and Punisher’s beliefs in […]

Willem Dafoe cast in Justice League

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With production on Justice League – Part One ramping up, The Hollywood Reporter has announced WB and DC have added an additional cast member to the superhero team-up film: Willem Dafoe in an unspecified role for Zack Snyder’s upcoming film. Dafoe is no stranger to comic book films, memorably appearing in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man as […]

American Gods begins production, casts Peter Stormare and others

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For the past several months Starz’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel American Gods has been picking up a lot of steam, casting The 100’s Ricky Whittle and Deadwood’s Ian McShane in the two lead roles of Shadow Moon and Mr. Wednesday respectively. Now comes word that American Gods has started shooting its 10 episode […]

Favourite Video Game Soundtracks – Mass Effect 2

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With the resurgence of vinyl, and many classic game soundtracks seeing a re-release on the format, the Flickering Myth writers look back at some of their favourites; next up is Ricky Church with Mass Effect 2… For anyone who has played the series, the Mass Effect trilogy proved to be an incredibly ambitious space opera […]

Stephen Rea, Richard Schiff and Sarah Bolger cast in Counterpart

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Starz has cast three actors in their upcoming original series Counterpart: V for Vendetta‘s Stephen Rea, The West Wing‘s Richard Schiff and The Tudors‘ Sarah Bolger. They will appear in recurring roles in the series led by J.K. Simmons (Whiplash). Counterpart is the story of Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in a bureaucratic agency, who discovers that the agency […]

NBC renews This Is Us for two more seasons

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NBC has really doubled down on the success of This Is Us by ordering not one but two new seasons, with a minimum order of 18 episodes per season. This Is Us premiered to very strong ratings last September and has stayed fairly consistent since. At least 72 million total viewers have watched the first 10 episodes, […]