On this episode we take a look at Stan Lee’s Mighty 7, the Japanese-French-Korean CG cartoon Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, Leanne Pooley’s animated documentary about the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of 1915, and all sorts of other stuff. We also discuss the anime that have caught our attention […]
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4-Panel 27 – Beat Thanos With Zappy Dubstep
4-Panel returns to deliver your weekly dose of comics, manga and graphic novels. This week’s news includes supervillains quoting politicians, more cast members for the Doctor Strange movie, NHK’s behind-the-scenes manga documentary series featuring Naoki Uresawa, and all sorts of other stuff. Our featured comics and manga are Robocop Versus […]
Cinema Eclectica 37 – The Made-Up Words Club
This week don’t need a dictionary… because we ARE the dictionary. Off the Shelf is top-filled with the usual oddities – Samuel Fuller’s noir Pick-Up on South Street, Woody Allen’s maligned Curse of the Jade Scorpion, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest attempt to salvage his career (a.k.a. The Visit), and Second […]
Cinema Eclectica 36 – The Mixing Desk is POWER!
This week we get unnecessarily vengeful about a children’s Christmas film. Off the Shelf features Nagisa Oshima’s Cruel Story of Youth and Haskell Wexler’s Medium Cool – both from Masters of Cinema. Meanwhile, Ryan delves into the underrated Sympathy for Lady Vengeance and Graham takes on Pop Goes the Easel […]
S11E11 – Not with a Bang but a Fwomp
Today we’re talking about doomsday machines, devices and weapons (basically things that can destroy a planet, a galaxy or a universe), and what happens after they’ve been used. This week’s news tried to fight it, but cake is too strong. For more reviews and discussions, tune into The Geek Show […]
Keyframe 24 – Gargantia and the Three Bears
This week we find out more about Nickolodeon’s ’90s nostalgia-fest, the Spongebob Squarepants Broadway stage musical (yes, you read that right), the animation nominations for the Streamy Awards and more. Our featured animations are We Bear Bears and Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. For more reviews and discussions, tune into […]
S11E10 – Are We Still on Namek?
How long is too long? This week we take a look at long-running connected continuities to find out why some stories take longer to finish than others. Reviews – Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4), Mad Max (PS4 & PC). This week’s news can boogie better than you. […]
4-Panel 26 – Babysitting Galactus
This week we discuss Marvel’s variant covers featuring cosplayers, the possibility that George Miller could direct Man of Steel 2, a sequel to the manga series Fruits Basket, Batman-themed burgers and more. Our featured comics and manga are Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches volume 2, and we return once more […]
Cinema Eclectica 35 – Age of Lobsters
This week we invent an entirely new sub-genre of superhero movie. In a typically eccentric Off the Shelf we look at Housebound – the 2014 festival hit from Australia, Korean student drama Bleak Night, the long lost BFI Flipside title Requiem for a Village, and the British gangster thriller Age […]
S11E09 – Show Me What You’ve Got
This week we step into the super amazing world of announcements, trailers and other things used to let us know that something really exciting and awesome is on its way (cue the explosions). Reviews – Onechanbara Z2 Chaos (PS4) This week’s news is a grumpy old so-and-so. For more reviews […]