Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman vs. Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Justice League: War, and more…. After debuting […]
Veep Season 2 – Episode 10 Review
Matt Smith reviews the tenth episode of Veep season two… Christmas is, obviously, the next big event coming up. It’s built up into such a huge spectacle that it invades everything. You can’t escape it. Some say it’s to maximise profits, some say those people should get into the spirit of things. Whatever the truth, […]
Anna Paquin’s Rogue cut from X-Men: Days of Future Past
The cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past reads like a who’s who of the X-Men franchise, but it seems we’ll be getting one less mutant when the film arrives next year, with Bryan Singer revealing to Entertainment Weekly that Anna Paquin’s role as Rogue has been cut from the eagerly-anticipated time-travel sequel. “Through the […]
Second Opinion – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, 2013. Directed by Adam McKay.Starring Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Fred Willard, Chris Parnell, Vince Vaughn, Harrison Ford, Kristen Wiig, Dylan Baker, Greg Kinnear, and Meagan Good. SYNOPSIS: With the 70s behind him, San Diego’s top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York’s […]
Comic Book Review – Justice League #25
Robb Ghag reviews Justice League #25… “FOREVER EVIL continues as the Crime Syndicate hunts down the few heroes left foolish enough to challenge them—including Batman’s protege, Dick Grayson. But Owlman has other plans for Nightwing…and Owlman’s teammate: the most deadly being on the planet: Ultraman!” With the holiday rush, delaying issue #4 of Forever Evil, […]
Costume designer Michael Wilkinson “tweaking” the Man of Steel suit for Batman vs. Superman
We’ve already heard from Kevin Smith about the new Batsuit set to be worn by Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight in Batman vs. Superman (which he described as “fantastic” and “mindbending”), and now costume designer Michael Wilkinson (Watchmen, Man of Steel) has revealed that he’s putting the finishing touches to the various superhero outfits ahead of […]
J.K. Rowling developing a Harry Potter prequel for the stage
Seems like J.K. Rowling is intent on getting as much mileage out of Harry Potter as possible. We already know that the author is working with Warner Bros. to develop a series of spin-off movies set in the wizarding world, and now it’s been announced that the bestselling author is also working on a prequel […]
My Favourite Christmas Movie – Rise of the Guardians
The Flickering Myth writing team countdown to Christmas by discussing their favourite festive movies; next up is Jackson Ball with Rise of the Guardians… Christmas can be a dreadfully nostalgic beast: it’s always better when you’re small, the old songs are the best and a Christmas film isn’t a ‘classic’ unless it predates the 90’s. It […]
Anti-Christmas Movies – Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)
Sick of Christmas cheer? Then how about some Christmas FEAR! Luke Owen’s look back at the killer Santa franchise closes a review of the final installment before the remake – Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker… What a difference a few years will make eh? When Silent Night, Deadly Night sent the hibbie-jibbies […]
Blu-ray Review – Battle of the Year (2013)
Battle of the Year, 2013. Directed by Benson Lee.Starring Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso, Josh Peck, Caity Lotz and Chris Brown. SYNOPSIS: Battle of the Year attracts all the best teams from around the world, but the Americans haven’t won in fifteen years. Dante enlists Blake to assemble a team of the best dancers and bring […]
