Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013. Directed by J.J. Abrams.Starring Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood, and Peter Weller. SYNOPSIS: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt […]

Jack Morris reviews The Private Eye #2… After such an explosive first issue, it is always going to be a task to try and keep a reader entertained and want to stick with the story for the long run; but it seems like Vaughan, Martin and Vicente have done just that with the second issue […]

In a somewhat rare occurrence, a high profile filmmaker has stated his interest in directing a game to film adaptation and the whole thing makes sense. John Carpenter, director of horror classics Halloween and The Thing, has voiced his appreciation for the Dead Space series, and mentions how he would love to direct a film […]

Robb Ghag reviews American Vampire Vol. 5… “In this new AMERICAN VAMPIRE collection, Skinner Sweet, Pearl and company return to Hollywood in the ‘50s during the Red Scare. In a time when America was on the lookout for the next Communist threat, was the real danger far more insidious? Plus: Retired vampire hunter Felicia Book […]

To celebrate the release of Star Trek Into Darkness, the Flickering Myth writing team look back at the classic sci-fi franchise. Next up for Star Trek Month is Ozzy Armstrong looking at Star Trek: First Contact… “So you people are astronauts on some kind of star trek?” Star Trek: First Contact is the story of […]

The Flickering Myth writing team look at the trailer for the final part of the Cornetto trilogy… How’s that for a slice of fried gold? Edgar Wright and co dropped the first trailer for the last part of their Cornetto Trilogy that started with Shaun of the Dead and carried on with Hot Fuzz. The […]

Fans of Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt’s Oni Press comic book series The Sixth Gun will be disappointed to hear that NBC has opted against picking up the show for a full season order, with Deadline revealing that the network has passed on the pilot, which has been executive produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost). According […]

Alice Rush reviews episode 8 of the Psycho prequel series Bates Motel…. One of the main attractions of Bates Motel is being able to delve beneath a well-known classic story and garner an insight into the possible beginnings of such a famous character as Norman Bates. Throughout the series there has been made nods to […]

Robb Ghag reviews Thanos Rising #2… “Continuing the jaw-dropping origin of the mad Titan who will soon change the face of the Galaxy! Death follows young Thanos as his inner darkness grows.“ PREVIOUSLY: Thanos the Destroyer has returned to his home, the devastated moon of TITAN.  Here he recalls his early childhood. Learning about the […]

Beat Girl, 2013. Directed by Mairtin de Barra.Starring Louise Dylan, Percelle Ascott, Michael Higgs, Miles Richardson. SYNOPSIS: Heather (Louise Dylan) is a training to be a classical piano player and to get into Juilliard.  Her mother has recently died and she has to live with her estranged Father (Michael Higgs) and step brother (Percelle Ascott). […]