Oculus, 2014 Directed by Mike Flanagan Starring Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane, Analise Basso and Garrett Ryan SYNOPSIS: A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon. Over the last decade or so, the horror genre hasn’t really turned […]
The unmade Star Wars: Underworld TV show – details surface
As pointed out in a previous news story, it’s a good time to be a Star Wars fan. We have J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII currently being filmed, Godzilla director Gareth Edwards directing a spin-off movie and Chronicle‘s Josh Trank doing another. But one Star Wars spin-off that looks like we’ll never see is the […]
Survivors – Series One Review
Villordsutch reviews Big Finish Audio Productions’ Survivors – Series One… Written By Matt Fitton, Jonathan Morris, Andrew Smith, John Dorney. Directed by Ken Bentley. Sound Design by Neil Gardner. Music by Nicholas Briggs. Starring Lucy Fleming (Jenny Richards), Ian McCulloch (Greg Preston), John Banks (Daniel Connor), Louise Jameson (Jackie Burchall), Sinead Keenan (Susie Edwards), Caroline Langrishe (Helen Wiseman), Adrian Lukis (James Gillison), Chase Masterson (Maddie Price), Terry Molloy (John Redgrave), Camilla Power (Fiona […]
The Walking Dead to run for 12 seasons?
The fifth season of The Walking Dead is set to get underway on AMC in the Fall, and if the latest comments from producer David Alpert is any indication, we may only be a third of the way through the run of the hit zombie series. Speaking at a Produced By panel this past weekend, […]
Movie Review – Road (2014)
Road, 2014 Directed by Michael Hewitt and Dermot Lavery SYNOPSIS: Brothers addicted to speed. At any price. Motorcycle road racing is the most dangerous of all motor sports. One in which men compete at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour on closed country roads. Roads that are lined with trees, telegraph posts, stone walls. […]
Sean Astin and Corey Feldman open to returning for The Goonies sequel
Back in April director Richard Donner revealed that the long-rumoured sequel to the 80s classic The Goonies is moving forward, with Donner and Steven Spielberg hoping to reunite the original cast of the film alongside a new generation of Goonies. Well, it seems that we can count on at least two actors returning, with Sean […]
Lawrence Kasdan writing Boba Fett solo movie?
With Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) and Josh Trank (Chronicle) confirmed as directing two of Disney’s planned Star Wars movies, it would appear we won’t have long to wait until we get some official details about the studio’s plans to expand the galaxy far, far away beyond the core Saga (next month’s San Diego Comic-Con looking a […]
Is Hollywood’s insistence on “known brands” thwarting originality in film?
Scott Davis comments on how even “original” blockbusters like Edge of Tomorrow could soon be a thing of the past.… Over the last few weeks, I have had many discussions with friends and fellow Flickering Myth writers across podcasts and Twitter about the state of Hollywood as it is right now. Case in point, last […]
Woody Allen Wednesdays – To Rome with Love and Blue Jasmine
Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]
Comic Book Review – 2000AD Prog 1885
Oliver Davis reviews 2000AD’s Prog 1885… Borag thungg! Just like the mighty organ, we’ll start with Judge Dredd and his latest storyline Trauma Town. Michael Carroll’s plot is decent enough, with Dredd and a few other Judges falling victim to nightmarish visions. The pervading theory is that a power Psi is the cause, but the […]