Our final mini episode of 2019 is actually longer than many of our normal-length efforts, and we make no apology for that because it’s time for our top 5 films of 2019! Will any of our selections match up? Who will have had time to sit through all of The […]
Cinema Eclectica
Support Your Local Mobster – Eclectica Christmas Minisode 2
After the giddy daftness of last week’s alternative Christmas movies, Rob, Aidan, Sarah and Graham convene for the extremely serious business of their Best of the Year lists. Counting down from 10 to 6, we find out the answer to so many burning questions. Who will have the most depressing […]
The Judgment of Mr Anderson – Eclectica Christmas Minisode 1
The first of our seasonal mini-episodes has Aidan, Rob and Graham raising a glass of various nog-based beverages to unconventional Christmas movies. Rob has the recently rediscovered French cult classic “Dial Code: Santa Claus” (or whichever one of its many titles it’s going by), Graham has the pleasingly sacrilegious “The […]
A Right Laugh For The Dogs – Cinema Eclectica 234
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Halloween 2019 Special – Cinema Eclectica 228
It’s our Halloween special, and the only horror film in cinemas involves a phone app that kills you. That’s as good a reason as any to do “The Last Black Man In San Francisco”, Joe Talbot’s warmly received debut. It is not, as you may think, a remake of I […]