The Korean New Wave was defined by 3 directors, Kim Jee-Woon, Park Chan-Wook, and Bong Joon-Ho. With them being courted to foreign climes the international stature has seen Korean cinema relegated from the status as the “cool new thing” it used to be. As sad as that it is, it […]
Month: April 2015
4-Panel 09 – Ultra Zombie Robot Bat-Hulk
Lots of segues (no, not the thing with wheels), this week as we dive into a sheer mass of comic-book goodness including Loki: Agent of Asgard, Thanos Versus Hulk, Hulk, Deadpool, Batwoman, Future’s End, Spread, Zombies Versus Robots, Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier, and a rather oddball title from DC […]
Fruit of Paradise (1970) Vera Chytilova, Free-Form and Unchained (Review)
S10E12 – Heists and Plans
The Signal – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 13
Keyframe 08 – Trapped in a Video Game
The Voices – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 12
Electricity (2014): Unforgettable Showcase of Agyness Deyn’s acting talent (Review)
Right at the start of Bryn Higgins’s sophomore film, there’s a credit for the Wellcome Trust as producers. Having one of the world’s largest financiers of cutting-edge medical research in your opening credits sets out a mission statement; when it comes to medical accuracy, this tale of an epileptic girl […]
4-Panel 08 – Canada Needs Superheroes Too
This week we dive into the latest Deadpool, Sidekick, Sonic Boom, Constantine, Ant-Man, Justice League United, and All New X-Men. Our featured graphic novel is John Mueller’s classic dystopian tale about slavery, oppression, indoctrination, rebellion, revenge, and pig-men – but this time it’s newly repainted, re-edited and with new story and art sequences. […]