We liked last week’s director’s lottery so much we decided to do another one, with glorious Hungarian madwoman Ildiko Enyedi coming out of the hat. Graham and Tim take a look at her 1994 film “Magic Hunter”, which blends Gary Kemp, enchanted bullets, Marian apparitions and time travel into a […]
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The Man With All The Southern Drawls – Cinema Eclectica 233
It may be one of precisely three films ever to top Sight & Sound’s poll of the greatest movies of all time, but what you’ve all really been waiting for is for Vittorio de Sica’s “Bicycle Thieves” to be subjected to the patented dumbass Eclectica treatment. And you’re in luck […]
The Many Faces Of Batman – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 58
Batman has a long history in comic-books, but unlike characters like Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and others who aren’t called Green Lantern, there are more version of Batman than people would believe – and that’s before we get to Dark Nights: Metal! So where does one begin with so many […]
A Nice Meander With Mike Leander – Cinema Eclectica 232
Knock knock. Who’s there? Yes, that’s right – but in the second half of the show. First, Sarah, Graham and Aidan review show favourite Mia Wasikowska’s new film “Judy & Punch”. Medieval puppeteer revenge black comedy is, of course, a tough genre to pull off, so is this the way […]
Weird Members Of The Justice League Part 2 – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 57
We’re back and fully refreshed after a short period off to recharge, and this week it’s the second part of our look at the weirder members of the Justice League. From the original JLA to Justice League Europe, Antarctica (we’re not kidding), and the full-on International version, there are plenty […]
Mr Stewart Goes To Dawson’s Creek – Cinema Eclectica 231
Lupita Nyong’o continues her casual dominance of all media from Marvel blockbusters to Channel 4 documentaries with this week’s headline film “Little Monsters”. with Rob, Aidan and Graham joining the tour bus headed for Camp Zombie before taking a detour for a typically wild ride in Off the Shelf. Rob […]
Roger Bacon’s Robot Head – Literary Loitering 113
This week we’re kicking things off with one of our favourite books awards – the Bookseller’s Digram Prize for the Oddest Book Titles. In other news, a new children’s book attempts to do what politicians can’t – explain Brexit, the Asterix comics get their first female protagonist, a new app […]
Das Foot Asylum – Cinema Eclectica 230
“Luce” is our academically-gifted film of the week, and true to form we’ve all been doing our homework. For Graham that means, er, watching the Film of the Week – but don’t assume Mick and Tim have been sat on their hands. A frankly gargantuan Off the Shelf sees Mick […]
Weird Members Of The Justice League Part 1 – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 56
The Justice League is DC’s premier super team , and with members that include A-list heroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Martian Manhunter and The Flash, it’s only natural that it would be popular with fans. But the League has many more “heroes” that make up its […]
The Duran Duran of Horror – Cinema Eclectica 229
Return to the Overlook Hotel (oh, go on! It’s got nice carpets!), with Mike Flanagan’s “Doctor Sleep”, which this week falls under the unforgiving Kubrick stares of Sarah and Rob. Prepare to find out the Cagney & Lacey/Stephen King connection you never knew existed! Off the Shelf looks at the […]