Charley Varrick (1973) The casual appeal of Walter Matthau (Review)

Graham Williamson 22/01/2018

Powerhouse’s new Blu-Ray of Don Siegel’s 1973 thriller Charley Varrick comes with the impressive set of extras this label has set as a standard for their reissues of cult films. Sometimes, though, the information you get from those extras doesn’t quite tally up. The feature-length making-of documentary Last of the […]

Keyframe 103 – 2017 (The Good Side)

Archaeon 21/01/2018 2

We’ve kicked arse, so now it’s time for the second half of our look back at anime in 2017 and the better things that were released during the year. Get ready to take some names because it’s time for the good stuff! Tune in to The Geek Show Podcast Network […]

S15E12 – Speedos Mean Party Time!

Archaeon 21/01/2018

News has such a loose meaning these days, and it’s our job to make sure that – at least for the science and technology parts – that status remains as silly as possible. Down with fake news! So what’s been happening this week? Well, one of the singers from ’90s […]

Cinema Eclectica 143 – Putting Bosoms on the Back-Burner

Archaeon 21/01/2018

It’s the first regular show of 2018 and Graham is already being judgemental about the films the that Ryan and Mick are looking forward to in our New Year’s Question of the Week. Can one of them get their own back by catching him out on film trivia in Off […]

4-Panel 122 – Spider-Man Vs. The League of Binge Drinkers

Archaeon 21/01/2018

It’s 2018 and 4-Panel return for more anarchic comic-book and manga mayhem. As it’s the first show of the year, we’re duty-bound to look back at highs and lows of the past 12 months – in a manner of speaking! We also discuss Marvel’s annual cull of not-so-popular comics and […]

Phenomena (1985) Dario Argento side steps the Giallo to bring the wildest and most fun horror of his career (Review)

Rob Simpson 19/01/2018

Whether or not he was the best director remains to be seen, when the topic of the Giallo comes up one of the first names to come up is Dario Argento. Even if his career took a near-legendary nosedive in the early 1990s, his peak stands among the best runs […]

Twin Peaks the Return Episode 2 (The Rewatch)

Graham Williamson 19/01/2018

Twin Peaks the Return Episode 2 MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS THE STARS TURN AND A TIME PRESENTS ITSELF The first two episodes of Twin Peaks were broadcast back-to-back, with the option to watch three and four online. As a result, episode 2 hasn’t had the chance to be considered as its own […]

Twin Peaks the Return Episode 1 (The Rewatch)

Graham Williamson 17/01/2018

Twin Peaks the Return Episode 1 MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS MY LOG HAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU Why talk about Twin Peaks: The Return now? Well, for one thing, it’s one of the few modern American prestige dramas whose reputation hasn’t settled now it’s off the air. After Breaking Bad’s last episode […]

New World (2013) The Perfect entry point to Korean Gangster Movies (Review)

Rob Simpson 16/01/2018

Crime movies are a captivating microcosm, there are vast differences to be found depending on where in the world a specific title was made. When you go further afield than America and the UK, there are big differences to be found. Hong Kong Crime Movies saw the ascendancy of a […]

Keyframe 102 – 2017 (The Bad Side)

Archaeon 12/01/2018

2017 is over, and what better way to mark the beginning of a new year in animation than a two-part look back at the previous year. With that in mind, we decided to do something a little bit therapeutic (for us), and get all of the bad stuff out of […]

Possessor (2020) Escaping the Shadow of Horror Royalty (Review)

The Firemen’s Ball (1967) A good fun satire on totalitarianism? (Review)

Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) Jean Gabin and Jacques Becker’s Radical Chic (Review)

Early Universal Vol 2: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea/The Calgary Stampede/What Happened to Jones? (1916-1926) (Review)

Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection (1972)(Review)

Beyond the Woods (2018) Irish Low-Budget Horror whose characters trump all (Review)

Inner Sanctum Mysteries (1943/45) Campy 1940s Murder Melodrama’s (Review)

Padre Pio (2022) Hollywood pariah plays pious friar in pandering prayer for pity (Review)

The Glass Shield (1994) underneath the popcorn-movie surface is a nuanced, astute neo-noir (Review)

Give Me Pity! (2022) – Fear and loathing rolled in glitter (Review)

Mill of the Stone Women (1960), A Rediscovered Italian Horror Classic (Review)

Le Mépris (1963): the odd couple Godard and Bardot make a classic (Review)

Month: January 2018

Charley Varrick (1973) The casual appeal of Walter Matthau (Review)

Keyframe 103 – 2017 (The Good Side)

S15E12 – Speedos Mean Party Time!

Cinema Eclectica 143 – Putting Bosoms on the Back-Burner

4-Panel 122 – Spider-Man Vs. The League of Binge Drinkers

Phenomena (1985) Dario Argento side steps the Giallo to bring the wildest and most fun horror of his career (Review)

Twin Peaks the Return Episode 2 (The Rewatch)

Twin Peaks the Return Episode 1 (The Rewatch)

New World (2013) The Perfect entry point to Korean Gangster Movies (Review)

Keyframe 102 – 2017 (The Bad Side)