In a change from the previously scheduled programming, we move from the landscape of a dusty post-apocalyptic horror to the skies above New York with “Spiderman: Homecoming”. Away from all of the web-swinging and wall-crawling though, Rob dives into the magical world of Mamoru Hosoda’s latest anime feature-film “The Boy […]
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Cinema Eclectica 119 – The Superheroes’ Fountain of Eternal Youth
This week all of your questions will be answered. What films did Aidan and Ryan enjoy at the Edinburgh Film Festival? Who is the nicest carjacker? Which Clint Eastwood film is a secret remake of a dodgy ITV sitcom? That last one has some context (kind of), as our Film […]
Cinema Eclectica Minisode: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017
Ryan and Aidan went to Edinburgh and all we got is this podcast minisode (we don’t think you’ll ever get that on a t-shirt). In this special edition of Cinema Eclectica we join them as they discuss Terence Malick’s “Song to Song”, the Irish medieval thriller “Pilgrimage”, Persona in Scotland […]
Cinema Eclectica 118 – Beachy Beachy Fun Times With The Rock
Rob and Graham go head to head after accidentally super-gluing their foreheads together. It’s a two-man show this week that starts with an uncharacteristically adorable preview before normal service resumes in Off the Shelf with the Western “One Eyed Jack’s” from Arrow Academy, the Eastern “Harmonium” from Eureka/Masters of Cinema, […]
Cinema Eclectica 117 – Joe Swanberg’s Lens Cap
After a snap election, Cinema Eclectica agrees not to do any more strained political puns after the introduction. Aside from that there’s some exciting news about future shows tucked away inside Ryan’s preview of “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”, and a typically varied Off the Shelf. Graham […]
Cinema Eclectica 116 – Post-Capitalist Sesame Street
We’re no longer waiting for Gadot as Patty Jenkins’ long-awaited “Wonder Woman” is our Film of the Week. Can she save the world, and more importantly, the DC Cinematic Universe? We also have a question of the week about opening titles and a chat about Film 4’s new budget statement […]
Cinema Eclectica 115 – Pirates of the Carry On
Witness us! This week our Director’s Lottery came up with Peter Weir’s 1985 thriller “Witness”, with Harrison Ford and a surprise Viggo. There’s also a question about actors who have one good performance in them – and if your first thought was Adam Sandler then you should maybe give Aidan’s […]
Cinema Eclectica 114 – Cops Vs Goatzilla
Ever had one of those mornings? Anne Hathaway does in our Film or the Week – “Colossal” – when she finds out last night’s drunken bender has somehow destroyed Seoul. There’s plenty of destruction in Off the Shelf with yakuza running amok in Kinji Fukasaku’s “Cops vs Thugs”, emotional devastation […]
Cinema Eclectica 113 – Neat Bourbons with Michael Fasshugger
Like the xenomorphs in the classic sci-fi horror franchise we’re changing our life cycle. This time Question of the Week bursts bloodily from the show’s chest before our Film of the Week, and the rest of the show raises a few more questions as our preview devolves into a round-table […]
Cinema Eclectica 112 – The Frasier Crane of Brain Eating Monsters
Shame on us! This week we reveal the classic films that we haven’t seen, and look forward to the future classics that you’ll be too busy to catch at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. After that it’s two very different dishes in a gourmet Off The Shelf, with Frank Henenlotter’s […]