Which movie would you put in a space capsule for aliens to watch? That’s the question we’ve put to you this week – knowing that, for a lot of people, it would be our Film of the Week. A thematically appropriate one, too, since John Ford’s Stagecoach is more than […]
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Meat Safes And The Dictionary Sausage – Literary Loitering 126
These are strange times we’re living in, which is why it’s good to carry a stick as part of your EDC. A good stick is a very useful object as it can be used as a walking aid, for fishing, thrashing, emergency kindling, and in the case of our resident […]
I’m thinking of ending things – Cinema Eclectica 271
Settle in for your next long, long car drive with Cinema Eclectica! This week, Rob and Graham are reviewing Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix original, I’m Thinking of Ending Things. Opening up questions like “What is the nature of time?”, “Are any of us truly unique?” and “What’s with the pig anyway?”, […]
Judge Dredd For Beginners – 4-Panel Vol. 3, Issue 16
Sometimes you don’t have to be a vigilante to stop criminals. Sometimes you don’t need superpowers to keep the peace. Sometimes all you need is a shiny helmet, big heavy boots to stomp things, a big gun, a cool motorbike, and the knowledge that you are the drokking law. Judge […]
Koko-di Koko-Da – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 270
Wind up the music box and make sure you’re camping on a reputable campsite, Cinema Eclectica is reviewing Johannes Nyholm’s time-loop horror Koko-Di Koko-Da this week. A festival favourite that’s proved more divisive among – is it insulting to say normal people? Probably – normal people, what do Graham and […]
Tenet – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 269
Cinema Eclectica is a little different this week – and it’s not just because we’re risking another bad review from Covid-19 by going back into the cinema. It’s because we’ve arranged the show backwards to accomodate our Film of the Week, Tenet – so those of you who want to […]
Funeral Parade of Roses – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 268
Another Director’s Lottery week, another chance for Tim, Mick, Rob and Graham to tear the show apart over the merits (or demerits) of a classic film – this time Toshio Matsumoto’s punk-as-hell queer Oedipus Rex modernisation Funeral Parade of Roses. And if you think that sentence was a lot to […]
The Liberace Pocket Guide (With Checklist) – Literary Loitering 125
It’s time for another dose of the cultural anarchy that cures all ailments (medically proven by travelling salesmen in the Old West). In the news this week are Waterstone’s “controversial” idea about displaying books, why you shouldn’t microwave books, yet another tell-all book about Donald Trump, things that make you […]
Inception – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 267
All aboard the Louise Brooks train for the silent cinema legend’s wildest, nastiest and undeniably most hobo-packed outing: 1928’s Beggars of Life. Director William Wellman was coming off the back of the first-ever Best Picture Oscar winner, Wings. Is this a worthy successor? Off the Shelf kicks off with a […]
Harleen // The Mask Of Fudo // Spider-Man // … – 4-Panel Vol. 3, Issue 15
There’s gold in those piles of comics of manga, and the grizzled veterans of 4-Panel are determined to find it no matter how many Clint Eastwood musicals they have to sit through! This episode we’re kicking things off with the confusingly titled Thanos: The Infinity Ending before we joining our […]