Horror directors in the 1970s enjoyed expressing themselves through the language of exploitation, fast forward to the 1990s and beyond and a sea change was made towards a more cynical, cheap, production line designed to make as big a profit as possible. The 1980s where an anomaly, unlikely to ever […]
Month: December 2016
Keyframe Episode 64 – Apostrophe Placement is Important
Godzilla is getting a feature-length anime movie! Aside from that, Akiba’s Trip is also getting a series and Babymetal are getting their own short-form live-action/animated hybrid series. Our featured anime and live-action movie are Log Horizon season 2 and Attack on Titan: The Movie part 2. Tune in to The […]
Classic Film Kid: Home Alone
Cinema Eclectica 93 – High Voltage: Carlos Danger
The weather was as bad as Carlos Danger this week so we apologise for the inconsistent audio. The Director’s Lottery returns for another innings, but before that we take a look at the hilarious political documentary “Weiner” and the early John Carpenter classic “Assault on Precinct 13”. We then give […]
The Squid and the Whale (2005) one of the most endearing examples of divorce-cinema (Review)
In a director interview, Noah Baumbach says of his newly issued Criterion Collection film, the Squid and the Whale, that he typically finds the writing process laborious but in the scripting of his 2005 film it was a deeply physical experience – exorcising demons that have laid dormant for years. […]
Monopoly: Legendary for all the Wrong Reasons
Literary Loitering 53 – The Temple of Bad Ideas
The Blue Lamp (1950) The movie that birthed the influential Dixon of Dock Green (Review)
4-Panel Episode 63 – Kang’s Special Helmet
The comic-book apocalypse may be closer than we think as Russia gets its first live-action superhero movie, and Marvel acknowledge Jack Kirby by giving him his own week. Our featured comics and manga are All New, All Different Avengers #13, Superman: Rebirth #1, Justice League: Rebirth #1, All New All […]
4-Panel Episode 63 – Kang's Special Helmet
The comic-book apocalypse may be closer than we think as Russia gets its first live-action superhero movie, and Marvel acknowledge Jack Kirby by giving him his own week. Our featured comics and manga are All New, All Different Avengers #13, Superman: Rebirth #1, Justice League: Rebirth #1, All New All […]