This week we examine the Oscars for 2016 and their lame-duck cousins the Razzies. In a classy example of counterprogramming, Off The Shelf unfolds with Graham tackling the amazingly-titled absurd Czech new-wave comedy “Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea”, Rob waxes lyrical about Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi Tehran” […]
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Cinema Eclectica 57 – Post-Oscar S&M Tea Party
This week we examine the Oscars for 2016 and their lame-duck cousins the Razzies. In a classy example of counterprogramming, Off The Shelf unfolds with Graham tackling the amazingly-titled absurd Czech new-wave comedy “Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea”, Rob waxes lyrical about Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi Tehran” […]
Keyframe 41 – Ken’s Award-Winning Chocolate Volleyballs
It’s awards season so this week we kick things off with the winners of the 43rd Annie Awards. In other news, Korean webcomic Noblesse gets an OVA, self-help author James Altucher thinks animation is easy money and more. Our featured anime are Tokyo Ghoul Season 1 and Haikyu!! Season 1 […]
4-Panel 44 – Darkseid Versus The Fat Controller
It’s time for comics and manga again, and this week we discuss Anthony Mendes’ motion comic, the strange world of DC superheroes and supervillains in their Thomas The Tank Engine form (this is real – we kid you not), and more. Our featured comics and manga are Lazarus #1, The […]
Keyframe 40 – Trump's Chocolate Diary
This week we take a look at the trailers for Angry Birds: The Movie and Trolls. We also discuss the live-action version of Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Sacred Spirit), the prequel to Barakamon, Isao Takahata declining to join the Academy and more. Our featured anime are Future Diary […]
Keyframe 40 – Trump’s Chocolate Diary
This week we take a look at the trailers for Angry Birds: The Movie and Trolls. We also discuss the live-action version of Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Sacred Spirit), the prequel to Barakamon, Isao Takahata declining to join the Academy and more. Our featured anime are Future Diary […]
Literary Loitering 36 – The Shnonsense Has Hit The Fan
We go off into the wild blue yonder once again with discussions about the eighth Harry Potter book, Dracula’s West Country origins, dealing with drunk family members coming back from an orgy (yes, you read that right), and more. Our featured book is The Complete Aliens Omnibus volume 1, which […]
Cinema Eclectica 56 – Dai Impossible: Welsh Superspy
This week we’re down a Ryan but gain a surprising amount of Comic trivia along the way. In Off The Shelf we continue our look at the filmography of Vera Chytilova with Second Run’s release of “Something Different”. Rob looks at the baffling Marxist crow of a film that is […]
S12E06 – Time For Some Navel Action?
This week we head to the high seas with a Yar-Har and Fiddle-dee-dee. It’s time dress flamboyantly and drink lots of grog as we get down and dirty with pirates. Reviews – Vinland Saga volume 7, Legend of Legacy (3DS), Earth Defence Force 2 (PS Vita), Street Fighter V (PS4). […]
4-Panel 43 – The Mister Potato-Head of Superpowers
But before that we discuss the new Justice League Action cartoon series, Superman’s new “power”, the cancellation of several Marvel and DC titles, weird comic-book crossovers and the secret history of Howard The Duck. Our featured comics and manga are Tsubasa World Chronicle: Nirai Kanai-hen volume 1, The Hellboy Winter […]