This week we go full fan-theory. Brave waters indeed. In Off the Shelf we have a body-horror masterclass with David Cronenberg’s “Videodrome”, Jules Dassin’s “Thieves Highway” – the film-noir that’s totally not a western, Wong Kar Wai’s “The Grandmaster” and a surprise aided the randomizer, which became “The Ecstasy of […]
Cinema Eclectica
Cinema Eclectica 45 – Gasper No Way!
Cinema Eclectica 44 – Hell Comes To Brooklyn
Cinema Eclectica 43 – James and the Giant Elm Street Nightmare
Cinema Eclectica 42 – A Slightly Messed-Up Italian H-H-H-Halloween
This week the news devolves into Rob making noises. Off the Shelf is a Halloween-themed affair as we go all-Italian with Dario Argento’s “Phenomena”, Mario Bava’s “Black Sunday” and a notorious double-bill of “Zombie Flesh Eaters” and “Cannibal Holocaust”. Our Film of the Week is the latest offering from the […]
Cinema Eclectica 41 – Radioactive Baby Bruce (Willis)
This week we turn something hideous into a shaven-headed beauty. Off the Shelf is predictably unpredictable with the African chase film “The Naked Prey”, Tobe Hooper’s big crocodile feature “Eaten Alive”, and the long-lost silent movie “A Daughter of Destiny”. Our Film of the Week is Guillermo Del Toro’s sumptuous […]
Cinema Eclectica 40 – Tsukamoto, The Messed Up Sweetheart
Gremlin shenanigans be damned! No-one can slow the good ship Eclectica. It’s the big 4-0, and we have an Amicus/Hammer double with “The Skull” and “The Man Who Could Cheat Death”, the latest installment in our ongoing effort to cover Shinya Tsukamoto’s filmography with “Snake of June”, and the 1960’s […]
Cinema Eclectica 39 – Evil-Penis Gun-Spew Stonehead Time
Cinema Eclectica 38 – Sid James and a Japanese Ghost Walk Into a Bar
Its that time of the year again. Welcome to the 3rd meeting of the B-sides Club! On this week’s mammoth slate of movies, Off the Shelf includes the overlooked Robert Altman feature “3 Women”, Raymond Bernard’s staggeringly authentic adaptation of “Les Miserables”, and a genre two-fer – “Maggie” starring […]
Cinema Eclectica 37 – The Made-Up Words Club
This week don’t need a dictionary… because we ARE the dictionary. Off the Shelf is top-filled with the usual oddities – Samuel Fuller’s noir Pick-Up on South Street, Woody Allen’s maligned Curse of the Jade Scorpion, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest attempt to salvage his career (a.k.a. The Visit), and Second […]