Limousines! Kylie! CGI rubber dragon sex! It can only be Leos Carax’s “Holy Motors” getting the Eclectica treatment from Aidan, Sarah and Graham. Deep thoughts will be had about religion, cinema and literature. Less-deep thoughts will be had about Denis Lavant’s old chap. Elsewhere, there are new releases to be […]
Donald Sutherland
Eye of the Needle (1981) Rescue Under Fire (2017): Two War Reviews
Cinema Eclectica 172 – The Millennial Retro of Slender Man
Cinema Eclectica 160 – Smurf Bloody Smurf
Cinema Eclectica 46 – Pete Best of the Apocalypse
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 […]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978): The King of the Horror Remake (Review)
Arrow’s latest release and one of the highlights of the year’s home release calendar is 1978’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It comes with the embarrassment of extra footage, interviews, and making-of videos. The Blu-ray also features a characteristic effort to bring the film into the 21st century with a […]