There’s an old adage that states that you can judge a person based on the quality of their enemies, so when the person in question has a clear ethical and moral code, conducts himself honourably in almost everything, can be little old fashioned thanks to a brief sojourn as a […]
Podcasts
Hiroshima Death Match – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 275
We’ve got a big announcement about our Director’s Lottery feature this week, but for now we’re rolling as usual. Last week’s pick was Kinji Fukasaku, and from his ridiculously prolific career we picked Yakuza Papers vol 2: Hiroshima Death Match. If you think that’s a full-on title, wait til you […]
The Getaway – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 274
Graham and Rob hit the road in a stolen car – figuratively, in case our mums are listening to this – to review Sam Peckinpah’s 1970s crime classic The Getaway. Starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, written by Walter Hill and Jim Thompson, and with didgeridoos by Quincy Jones, it’s […]
Bill and Ted Face the Music – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 273
This week, Mark, Rob and Graham travel back in time to ask you what films from the 80s and 90s you want to see sequels to. Since Graham normally wields a furious banhammer over any 80s nostalgia, this can only mean one thing: it’s Bill and Ted Face the Music! […]
Stagecoach – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 272
Which movie would you put in a space capsule for aliens to watch? That’s the question we’ve put to you this week – knowing that, for a lot of people, it would be our Film of the Week. A thematically appropriate one, too, since John Ford’s Stagecoach is more than […]
Meat Safes And The Dictionary Sausage – Literary Loitering 126
These are strange times we’re living in, which is why it’s good to carry a stick as part of your EDC. A good stick is a very useful object as it can be used as a walking aid, for fishing, thrashing, emergency kindling, and in the case of our resident […]
I’m thinking of ending things – Cinema Eclectica 271
Settle in for your next long, long car drive with Cinema Eclectica! This week, Rob and Graham are reviewing Charlie Kaufman’s Netflix original, I’m Thinking of Ending Things. Opening up questions like “What is the nature of time?”, “Are any of us truly unique?” and “What’s with the pig anyway?”, […]
Judge Dredd For Beginners – 4-Panel Vol. 3, Issue 16
Sometimes you don’t have to be a vigilante to stop criminals. Sometimes you don’t need superpowers to keep the peace. Sometimes all you need is a shiny helmet, big heavy boots to stomp things, a big gun, a cool motorbike, and the knowledge that you are the drokking law. Judge […]
Koko-di Koko-Da – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 270
Wind up the music box and make sure you’re camping on a reputable campsite, Cinema Eclectica is reviewing Johannes Nyholm’s time-loop horror Koko-Di Koko-Da this week. A festival favourite that’s proved more divisive among – is it insulting to say normal people? Probably – normal people, what do Graham and […]
Tenet – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 269
Cinema Eclectica is a little different this week – and it’s not just because we’re risking another bad review from Covid-19 by going back into the cinema. It’s because we’ve arranged the show backwards to accomodate our Film of the Week, Tenet – so those of you who want to […]