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Chappie – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 10

Archaeon 19/03/2015
Chappie – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 10

Barbie With Added Trees Double figures, Baby! This week we actually have news to work with, which we duly use as an excuse to fly off into glorious tangents. In addition to our flights of fancy we discuss we discuss Life of Riley, The Mill and the Cross, Clown, Sullivan’s […]

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It Follows – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 9

Archaeon 15/03/2015
It Follows – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 9

Improvised Synth This week on Cinema Eclectica we go free form and drop the trailer of the week (bad trailer week is bad), but we’ve added the loveliest news story we’ve covered so far on the show. In the Off the Shelf section Owen faces a baptism of fire with […]

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Blackhat – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 8

Archaeon 10/03/2015
Blackhat – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 8

We Need More One-Armed Push-Ups The peak of the awards season is here and we need more one-armed pushups (Go Jack Palance!). As well talking about the Oscars in our own distinctive way, we take a look at Spring in a Small Town, The Turning, Back to 1942, and Shoah […]

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Big Hero 6 & The Kingsman – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 7

Archaeon 26/02/2015
Big Hero 6 & The Kingsman – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 7

B-Sides Vol. 1 This week we forcibly ejected 50 Shades of Grey, and instead opted to give the “other guys” a chance. In ‘Off the Shelf’ we looked at Spione, Enemy, Sake Bomb, Shanghai 13 and For Love’s Sake. Our highlights of the week are The Theory of Everything, Big […]

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Jupiter Ascending & Blue Velvet – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 6

Archaeon 18/02/2015
Jupiter Ascending & Blue Velvet – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 6

Honking Gilliam On this week’s show, we talk about the BAFTAs while gushing about a palette of amazing titles in the off the shelf section. Somewhere in between, we manage to review Kotoko, Metropolis and the notorious Blue Velvet. For our featured film, we poke fun at the Wachowski siblings’ […]

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Inherent Vice – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 5

Archaeon 11/02/2015
Inherent Vice – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 5

Vice and Selfies in the Yabba This week on Cinema Eclectica we break all the rules and anger the Great Internet Overlord. We also manage to cram in reviews of “Kinetta”, “Bitter Lake”, “Diary of a Lost Girl”, “Greatful Dead”, “Wake in Fright”, and “The Children’s Book of Cinema”. That’s […]

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Ex Machina & Shin’ya Tsukamoto – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 4

Archaeon 10/02/2015
Ex Machina & Shin’ya Tsukamoto – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 4

Meltdown This week we have meltdowns and out-takes a-plenty, and somewhere in between all that we discuss the Fantastic Four, Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet, Out of this World: Little Lost Robot, and Ganja & Hess. Our featured movie this week is Ex Machina. You can find all episodes of Cinema […]

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Whiplash & It Follows – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 3

Archaeon 01/02/2015
Whiplash & It Follows – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 3

NSFW Trains Movie Rush is no more! Long live movie rush! With this newly monikered edition of the show we look at “It Follows”, “The Lust of Angels”, “Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death”, “I’m All Right Jack” and “Whiplash”. You can find all episodes of Cinema Eclectica on Spotify and […]

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Foxcatcher & The Interview – Movie Rush Podcast 2

Archaeon 22/01/2015
Foxcatcher & The Interview – Movie Rush Podcast 2

Space Bowie On this weeks show we talk about Annie, Buy Bling Get One Free, Unbroken, The Interview, the Intimidation Game and the Main Event this time is Foxcatcher. Join us as we get sporty in this episode of Movie Rush. You can find all episodes of Cinema Eclectica on Spotify and […]

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Birdman & 2014 in Review – Movie Rush Podcast 1

Archaeon 21/01/2015
Birdman & 2014 in Review – Movie Rush Podcast 1

Birdman in a Pear Tree. Welcome to the first-ever episode of our brand-spanking-new movie show. Join The Geek Show’s Rob Simpson and guest presenters Graham Williamson (Verite Magazine), Mark Harrison (Den of Geek), and Ryan Davies (also from The Geek Show), for discussions and reviews from the world of movies. […]

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