The East, 2013. Directed by Zal Batmanglij.Starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Julia Ormond, Patricia Clarkson, and Jason Ritter. SYNOPSIS: An ambitious intelligence agent is charged with infiltrating anarchist group The East and finds her loyalties tested. Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij follow up 2011’s powerhouse film Sound of My […]

Apocalypse Z, 2013. Directed by Luca Boni and Marco Ristori. Starring Christian Boeving, Mike Mitchell, Daniel Vivian, Tara Cardinal, Jon Campling, Carl Wharton and Uwe Boll. SYNOPSIS: A bacteriological weapon developed by the US Government to create a super soldier – spreads an epidemic in a quiet little town in the middle of Eastern Europe. […]

Luke Owen counts down to Pacific Rim by looking back at some of his favourite giant monsters… Kaiju: The Japanese word for “strange beast”. However, the word Kaiju has been universally translated and defined into English as “monster” or “giant monster”. Where do giant monsters come from? From beneath the sea? From outer space? From […]

Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe: Special Missions #4…. “Crush Depth concludes! The handpicked G.I. Joe team takes on a hazardous mid-ocean assault in the middle of a violent tropical storm system. Aboard the ship skippered by the Baroness, a mutiny threatens to wrest control of Cobra booty. And dropping right into the middle of this […]

Despite the fact we’ve heard repeatedly that Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy would have no connection to Warner Bros.’ planned DC movie universe, there’s been persistent rumours suggesting that Christian Bale could extend his stay as Gotham’s protector by reprising the role of Batman for the long-awaited Justice League movie (should it ever come to […]

Luke Owen counts down to Pacific Rim by looking back at some of his favourite giant monsters… Kaiju: The Japanese word for “strange beast”. However, the word Kaiju has been universally translated and defined into English as “monster” or “giant monster”. Giant monsters can come in all shapes and sizes and never is that more […]

Flickering Myth’s writing team countdown to the UK release of Monsters University by picking their favourite Pixar Movies; first up is Anthony Stokes with Toy Story… There aren’t a whole lot of “kids” movies that are widely accepted as being on par with the very best “adult” movies. Some of them may be appreciated by […]

Since Disney set release dates for three mystery Phase Three movies last month, there’s been plenty of speculation as to which superheroes are set to make their debut when the third round of solo movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets underway with Ant-Man in 2015. Topping the speculation is the long-rumoured Doctor Strange and […]

Earlier this year fans of Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy series were given a glimmer of hope that the third instalment might finally become a reality, before del Toro seemingly hammered a nail in the coffin by stating that he’d been unable to secure financing for the long-rumoured sequel. Well, the on-off saga has taken another […]

Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1, 2013 Directed by Lloyd KaufmanStarring Asta Paredes, Catherine Corcoran, Zac Amico, Vito Trigo, Babette Bombshell SYNOPSIS: Return to the Class of Nuke ‘Em High follows a young couple that are up against the school glee club. Unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a gang called The Cretins. […]