Luke Owen takes the first step on the road to The Avengers, revisiting Iron Man… Iron Man, 2008. Directed by Jon Favreau.Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Clark Gregg, John Favreau and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: After building an armored suit to escape capture by a terrorist group, billionaire industrial Tony Stark […]

Battleship, 2012. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker and Tadanobu Asano. SYNOPSIS: During a naval drill, a battleship is sent to investigate a vast and mysterious alien vessel in the middle of the ocean and the crew soon find themselves fighting for the survival of mankind. Battleship […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Mark Cousins writes for Sight and Sound this month (S&S, May 2012) about the reaction the audience had towards his epic The Story of Film: An Odyssey. I particularly found the following paragraph interesting: “Slightly more problematic has been IMDb’s billing of The Story of Film as a […]

Sensation, 2010. Written and Directed by Tom Hall. Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Luanne Gordon. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of his father, a young Irishman puts his inheritance to use by hooking up with a Kiwi call girl. The opening minutes of Sensation are not a stimulating thrill ride or a feast for the senses. In […]

Our weekly round-up of all the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Well, with The Avengers receiving its world premiere this past Wednesday, Marvel has pretty much dominated the superhero headlines once again, but before we get on to that we’ll start things out this week with The Dark Knight Rises. First […]

Dragon Eyes, 2012. Directed by John Hyams. Starring Cung Le, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Peter Weller. SYNOPSIS: In New Orleans, a mysterious man looks to unite warring gangs against the lawmen who have been using them to advance their corrupt agenda. John Hyams, son of Peter (Timecop), announced himself to the action world in 2009 […]

Luke Owen sets off down the road to The Avengers as Flickering Myth’s countdown begins… Crossover movies. They’re every fanboys dream. Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, Alien vs. Predator, Freddy vs. Jason. Many have been rumoured, only a few have come to fruition. Marvel didn’t always have the best times when it came to movies. Unlike […]

Thor: The Hammer of the Gods, 2009. Directed by Todor Chapkanov. Starring Zachery Ty Bryan, Mac Brandt, Alexis Peters, Melissa Osborne and Daz Crawford. SYNOPSIS: Thor (Zachery Ty Bryan) and his companions venture on a quest for the Hammer of the Gods – a mighty weapon that can save an island terrorised by wild beasts. […]

Luke Graham reviews Ricky Gervais’ comedy drama Derek, which aired last on Channel 4… The pilot for Ricky Gervais’ new show debuted last night. It was certainly an intriguing beast, judging from the responses on Twitter. Some were very negative, seemingly enraged that it wasn’t “funny enough,” to the more positive, appreciating it for its […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Good Will Hunting, 1997. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Casey Affleck and Stellan Skarsgård. Good Will Hunting is the story of 20-year-old South Boston reprobate and trouble maker Will (Damon), […]