This week none of us were as malicious as we expected – turns out we must like each other or something. In Off the Shelf we look over last week’s recommendations, with Rob taking a trip to “Mulholland Drive”, Aidan with “Spring”, Graham discussing “I Live in Fear”, and Ryan […]
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Cinema Eclectica 49 – A Joyous Return (2015 in Review)
… We’re Back. Its our first show of 2016, which means this is officially our first anniversary. In this feature-length edition we look at the worst of the past 12 months (well, we ranted and raved). More importantly we also count down our individual favourites of the year – which […]
Cinema Eclectica 48 – A Very Merry Second Run Special
We don’t do podcasts like other children, and the same is true of our Christmas special. On this last episode of 2015 we look at a few of the recent releases from Second Run with “Loves of a Blonde”, “Larks on a String” and the “A Report on the Party […]
Cinema Eclectica 47 – Adam West’s Space Monkey
This week Rob gets bamboozled by the 1960s. It’s a full-house in Off the Shelf as Ryan completes his Clive Barker odyssey wth “Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth”, Aidan goes western with the classic “Shane”, Rob heads into the void that is “Robinson Crusoe on Mars” and Graham brings everyone […]
Cinema Eclectica 46 – Pete Best of the Apocalypse
This week we go full fan-theory. Brave waters indeed. In Off the Shelf we have a body-horror masterclass with David Cronenberg’s “Videodrome”, Jules Dassin’s “Thieves Highway” – the film-noir that’s totally not a western, Wong Kar Wai’s “The Grandmaster” and a surprise aided the randomizer, which became “The Ecstasy of […]
Cinema Eclectica 45 – Gasper No Way!
This week we catch up with the latest episode of Hollywood’s constant efforts to outdo itself in the crap stakes. As ever, Off the Shelf is a mixed bag with our continuing eaxmination of Arrow’s recent box set with “Hellbound: Hellraiser 2” and Second Run’s latest offering “All My Good […]
Cinema Eclectica 44 – Hell Comes To Brooklyn
This week we realise that not all advertising is evil – some of it is quite hilarious. Off the Shelf is an almighty round of opposites with Rob and Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon”, Ryan with the 1980’s horror classic “Hellraiser”, Aidan with “A Letter to Three Wives” and Graham with a […]
Cinema Eclectica 43 – James and the Giant Elm Street Nightmare
This week we go rogue because the Bond takeover has disrupted normal service. With Spectre consuming all of the releases we decided to change the rules, and instead of our usual “Off the Shelf” and “Film of the Week” we take to the opportunity to do something different. Join us […]
Cinema Eclectica 42 – A Slightly Messed-Up Italian H-H-H-Halloween
This week the news devolves into Rob making noises. Off the Shelf is a Halloween-themed affair as we go all-Italian with Dario Argento’s “Phenomena”, Mario Bava’s “Black Sunday” and a notorious double-bill of “Zombie Flesh Eaters” and “Cannibal Holocaust”. Our Film of the Week is the latest offering from the […]
Cinema Eclectica 41 – Radioactive Baby Bruce (Willis)
This week we turn something hideous into a shaven-headed beauty. Off the Shelf is predictably unpredictable with the African chase film “The Naked Prey”, Tobe Hooper’s big crocodile feature “Eaten Alive”, and the long-lost silent movie “A Daughter of Destiny”. Our Film of the Week is Guillermo Del Toro’s sumptuous […]