Rhianna & Battleship: Pop Screen 17

Archaeon 07/05/2021

It would be fair to say that Battleship, Peter Berg’s $250 million dollar Hasbro adaptation, does not arrive with the greatest of advance press. And yet, on this week’s Pop Screen, our hosts are still astonished at how much goes wrong. Join Graham and Andrew (from Behold! podcast) as we anatomise […]

Cold Pursuit: A film that’s hard to warm to (Review)

Mark Cunliffe 21/06/2019

When Cold Pursuit was released earlier this year you could hear the critics snickering up their sleeves (well, you could if you drowned out the furore that surrounded certain comments made by its leading man, Liam Neeson, during an interview promoting the film) at what they perceived to be the […]

Widows (2018): A tense & intelligent repacking of a 1980s TV classic (Review)

Mark Cunliffe 18/03/2019

Growing up as I did in the 1980s, I well remember the original Widows – Lynda La Plante’s 1983 miniseries about four women who have no option but to follow in the footsteps of their late husbands and partners and into a life of crime. It starred Ann Mitchell (now […]

Cinema Eclectica 185 – The Crumbs of Grimsby

Archaeon 19/12/2018

It was a dark and stormy night, which explains why we all stayed indoors to watch “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” rather than going out to see the latest addition to the Potter-verse or whatever it’s called. Mark’s handling that one, so Rob and Graham are forced to check out […]

Cinema Eclectica 184 – Examining Neil Young’s Nostrils

Archaeon 14/12/2018

A New Duo Emerges! Join Aidan and Sarah as they discuss the latest film from the critically adored Steve McQueen, and what they find is that “Widows” is strangest of all beasts – an accessible film (well, accessible for Steve McQueen anyway as that guy has some bleak chops). About […]

Cinema Eclectica 106 – Oh, Oh, Dean Israelite

Archaeon 04/05/2017

We’re back with a new platform and some very old features including the long-awaited return of Director’s Lottery (this times it’s Otto Preminger’s “Anatomy of a Murder”), and a new set of B-sides. Join us as we dive into Viola Davis’ Oscar-winning performance in “Fences”, Janelle Monáe’s utterly winning character […]

Cinema Eclectica 98 – Skeletor’s Leaning Tower of Rocks

Archaeon 03/02/2017

2017 is here and we are too. All hail Skeletor! As with the start of any new year we’re going on a diet and cutting down on all that excess fat, which means one simple thing – welcome to the new look Eclectica! Join us for Criterion’s “Black Orpheus”, “Valhalla […]

Cinema Eclectica 98 – Skeletor's Leaning Tower of Rocks

Archaeon 03/02/2017

2017 is here and we are too. All hail Skeletor! As with the start of any new year we’re going on a diet and cutting down on all that excess fat, which means one simple thing – welcome to the new look Eclectica! Join us for Criterion’s “Black Orpheus”, “Valhalla […]

Kramer’s Last Will: Saw X (Review)(2023)

The Retirement Plan (2023) Nic Cage kicks back in unfunny geriaction comedy (Review)

The Mystery of Picasso (1956) A meeting of Auteurs, Picasso & Clouzot (Review)

Her Way (2022) Sentimental and melancholic but truthful (Cinema & VOD Review)

Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) The Anti-Vampire Movie (Review)

The Levelling (2016) An incredible, sympathetic film to the plight of the modern farmer (Review)

Bagdad Cafe (1987) Reassures us that even within chaos it is safe to exhale (Review)

Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (1990) Stunning Action, Tone Deaf Comedy (Review)

Elevator Game (2023) American J-Horror minus the aesthetics and Deep Sadness (Review)

Odd Couple (1979) Masterpiece of Action… there’s also some Comedy (Blu-ray Review)

Time Bandits (1980): The definitive article of 1980s Kid’s Adventure Movies (Review)

Britannia Hospital (1982) Testing the Nation’s Health (Review)

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