Hijinks with the international tax system! It’s not the most obvious pitch, but Steven Soderbergh isn’t the most obvious director, and he’s a cast of stars – Streep, Oldman, Banderas, Schoenarts – to sell you on this frankly insane premise. The result, “The Laundromat”, is out on Netflix – but […]
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3 Seconds Less Of Mickey Rourke’s Buttocks – Cinema Eclectica 226
After pursuing the unexpected connection between “Doctor Dolittle” and “White Dog” (and seriously, wouldn’t any connection between those two be unexpected?) Graham and Aidan tackle Chris Morris’s long-awaited follow-up to “Four Lions”. “The Day Shall Come” has an American setting and Anna Kendrick, but does it still have what makes […]
100% Dinge Gotham – Cinema Eclectica 225
This week Mick, Graham and Aidan take a dark voyage into the twisted mind of Batman’s greatest enemy Clownface McGinty in Todd Phillips’s “Joker”. It’s weathered all sorts of controversy – interview walk-outs, copycat violence panics, coming from the director of Due Date – but allow us the indulgence of […]
The Old White Stripes Manoeuvre – Cinema Eclectica 224
This week Rob and Graham seek out “Ready or Not”, the buzzy new horror-comedy from V/H/S’s Radio Silence collective. It’s been hailed by the online horror community, but Rob’s been burned that way many times before so does this hit the mark? Off the Shelf sees us return to a […]
Denis Lavant’s Live Action CV – Cinema Eclectica 223
Limousines! Kylie! CGI rubber dragon sex! It can only be Leos Carax’s “Holy Motors” getting the Eclectica treatment from Aidan, Sarah and Graham. Deep thoughts will be had about religion, cinema and literature. Less-deep thoughts will be had about Denis Lavant’s old chap. Elsewhere, there are new releases to be […]
Cinema Eclectica 222 – The Method Toolbox of Dustin Hoffman
Aidan and Mick saddle up and join the posse of the “Midnight Cowboy” to explore the seedy underbelly of late ’60s New York. Meanwhile, “The Dogs of War” offers the intriguing proposition of an action movie that isn’t an action movie, but how could such a thing be possible? We […]
Cinema Eclectica 221 – Load Bearing Clown
Is it Pensive Staring Chapter Two or Creepy Spooky Fun Time With Bill Skarsgård, Chapter Two? Whatever we think of our feature film, this week, Andrew, Prob and Aidan talk the blockbuster horror release of the summer in “It: Chapter Two”: The Revengening. After that, Aidan talks about BFI’s release […]
Cinema Eclectica 220 – Alien Yuppie Slugs Just Wanna Have Fun
It came from beyond the stars, or at least from South of Yorkshire – which is the same thing for us. Second Sight’s new Blu-Ray restoration of “Flight of the Navigator” prompts an ’80s sci-fi special, with Tim tackling Randal Kleiser’s children’s classic while Rob covers John Sayles’s “Brother From […]
Cinema Eclectica 219 – Where’s My Mamma Roma in Your Pain & Glory?
This week Graham and Aidan tackle Pedro Almodóvar’s new semi-autobiographical film “Pain and Glory”, but even though it’s one of his most garlanded films in ages, we have to wonder how much pain we’re talking about, and what percentage is glorious? Off the Shelf has a Second Run double-bill, with […]
Cinema Eclectica 218 – Angel of the North Has Fallen
The radio’s blasting 60’s pop, Aidan’s smoking Red Apples and Rob’s barefoot for no adequate reason, which means it’s time for a new Quentin Tarantino film. “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” has provoked heated debate about its … well, everything, really. But what’s the Eclectica take? Off the […]