Keyframe 126 – Bishounen Mutants

Archaeon 07/10/2018

Things get a bit contentious this week because Tucky went to see Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, and now he’s got to convince Producer Rob – who is notorious for his hatred of things like Teen Titans Go! And Ready Player One – to give the animated film a […]

Keyframe 122 – The Power of Friendship Compels You!

Archaeon 22/08/2018

Kicking things off this week is the news that Disney and Pixar are facing another copyright lawsuit involving Inside Out. Aside from that it’s time for us to recommend some titles from the Spring 2018 season of anime, which include Golden Kamuy, Megalobox, Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, Wotakoi: Love is […]

Keyframe 121 – Giant Robot Punch-Up in Space

Archaeon 01/08/2018

Once upon a time there was a goose that laid golden eggs … China and the wider South-East Asian region has their own literal version of that famous goose in the form of The Monkey King, and there are numerous movies, TV shows, books, songs, comics, video games, manga and […]

Keyframe 119 – Elmo Joins A Gang

Archaeon 28/06/2018

Apparently there was a big wedding somewhere and shockingly, none of us were invited. This meant we had to stay in the study and browse the animation news, which led us to some disturbing discoveries like Thundercats Roar (which has the potential to be some kind of physical release … […]

4-Panel 140 – Everyone Forgets About Turkish Superman

Archaeon 31/05/2018

It’s time for another dose of that anarchic comic-book “medicine” that your ears desperately need, so join us as we have a chat about a Doom Patrol TV series, and a prequel/origin story spinoff for Gotham about Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler Alfred (which is going by the simple moniker Pennyworth). […]

Keyframe 116 – Giant Furry Space Hoppers

Archaeon 25/05/2018

Guillermo Del Toro has signed a multi-film deal with Dreamworks Animation to create “family” movies – which basically means that anything that they churn out that has his name on it is definitely getting watched by us (even if it’s Boss Baby 73: Where Does It All Come From?). In […]

Keyframe 114 – Post-War Pat’s Big Bag of Letters

Archaeon 09/05/2018

With the sad news that Ghibli co-founder and legendary anime director Isao Takahata passed away, we take some time to remember some of his remarkable work. After that it’s time for us to continue our examination of the Winter season in anime, so join us as we point ourselves in […]

Keyframe 109 – A Game of Segues

Archaeon 28/03/2018

Confusion reigns this week as the alcohol flows (for one of us anyway), wigs are glued and Reboot gets a reboot. In other news, Sega and Paramount pictures pick up the gauntlet thrown by Nintendo and announce a Sonic the Hedgehog feature film, and Kumo Kagyu’s dark fantasy light novel […]

Literary Loitering 80 – Jeff Goldblum: Interdimensional Sex God

Archaeon 25/02/2018

After a decent hiatus for showbiz purposes, our infamous books, arts and culture podcast returns with all of the panache of a drunken screening of a Carry On movie. Kicking off the news for 2018 is Grr Martin’s hint that the long-awaited The Winds of Winter won’t be out this […]

Keyframe 104 – Duck-Shaped Speedos for Tanks

Archaeon 03/02/2018

Now that we’ve got the good and bad of 2017 out of the way we have to resume normal service … for a given value of normal that is! This week we cast our eyes (which are admittedly in various states of working order), over the Winter 2018 season of […]

Samurai Reincarnation (1981) – Theatrical bombast meets relevant messages (Review)

King of Hearts (1966) Endearingly Silly Anti-War film made in the mould of Ealing (Review)

Peter Five Eight (2024) An Attempt was Made by Spacey (Review)

January (2021) A Master Class in imagery, and the conflict between modernity and tradition (Review)

High Tension (2003) Loved and Loathed in Equal Measure (Review)

Early Universal Vol 1: Skinner’s Dress Suit/The Shield of Honor/The Shakedown (1926-1929)(Review)

Agnus Dei (1971) Godard & Larping Via a Hungarian Master Director (Review)

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

Beauty and the Beast (1978) A Grim Fairytale (Review)

The Party (1968) Peter Sellers as the Elephant in the Room (Review)

The Promised Land (2023) Sturdy stately drama from the big dogs of Danish cinema (Review)

Son of the White Mare (1981): a one-man mission to demonstrate animation’s possibilities (Review)

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