Keyframe 43 – Confusing Pants and Broken Broken-English

Archaeon 06/04/2016 1

This week we kick things off with a look at the trailers for Sing! And Flying Witch, another reboot of Astroboy, Nyanbo’s anime series and more. Our featured cartoon and anime are RWBY Season 2, We Without Wings: Under an Innocent Sky and A Lull in the Sea. Tune in […]

4-Panel 46 – Call In The Masseuse!

Archaeon 06/04/2016

It’s a pretty Spartan week in the news with the announcement of a sequel movie to Suicide Squad, an animated TV series follow-up to Big Hero 6 and a new comic-book series for Marvel’s Loki, so we used our spare time to relax and lounge about the office. Our featured […]

The Sound Barrier (1952) David Lean, The Showman with Substance? (Review)

Graham Williamson 05/04/2016

Despite being a hit on its 1952 release, The Sound Barrier is now one of the least-seen of David Lean’s films. A shame, as it represents an artist in the middle of a fascinating transition. Released just five years before The Bridge on the River Kwai, its daring spectacle points […]

PX04 – Kagura's Mega Hitman Zone

Archaeon 04/04/2016

The two Rob’s tackle the latest releases from the world of video games including Senran Kagura: Estival Versus (PS4), the Mega Man Legacy Collection (3DS), Hitman (PS4) and Project X Zone 2 (3DS). We also discover the difference between being a prude and going to hell, and the best stealth […]

PX04 – Kagura’s Mega Hitman Zone

Archaeon 04/04/2016

The two Rob’s tackle the latest releases from the world of video games including Senran Kagura: Estival Versus (PS4), the Mega Man Legacy Collection (3DS), Hitman (PS4) and Project X Zone 2 (3DS). We also discover the difference between being a prude and going to hell, and the best stealth […]

Cinema Eclectica 59 – Hard-Boiled Teletubbies

Archaeon 03/04/2016

This week we have a narrator! That’s Cinema Eclectica for you – forever breaking new ground. Aidan’s return makes for a full strength Off The Shelf. Rob gets messed up with “The World of Kanako”, Graham gets classy with “Shooting Stars” (no, not that one), Ryan gets done in the […]

Ken Russell: Great Composers (1965-7)(Review)

Rob Simpson 02/04/2016

The music documentary is enjoying a boom period with the likes of 20,000 Days on Earth & Searching for Sugar Man receiving both critical and commercial acclaim, there’s also the channel defining content from the award-winning BBC Four. Staying with the British Broadcasting Corporation, it is easy to forget what […]

The Wraith (1986) Casting confusion, Hyper 80s Camp and Car Crashes (Review)

The Blood Of Hussain (1980) a mesmerising piece of cinema (Review)

Daliland (2023) Shrugs at the eccentricity of artists without rolling its eyes (Review)

Yakuza Wolf I & II (1972) A Snapshot of a World long gone, Oozing Cool (Review)

I Vitelloni (1953) Early Fellini with glimmers of his magic touch (Review)

Blacula (1972) Dracula as the complete article of Black Horror (Review)

The Vanishing (1988): Performance-driven 1980’s Psychodrama hits hard (Review)

White Dog (1982): Samuel Fuller’s Timeless attack on institutional racism (Review)

The Woman In The Window: A great Noir that puts one foot wrong (Review)

Rams (2020): not quite the GOAT, but a touching shaggy sheep story (Review)

A Raisin In The Sun (1961) a call to arms for the downtrodden, hardworking majority (Review)

Mystery Train (1989) A Trip to Memphis, With or Without Rose Tinted Glasses (Review)

Month: April 2016