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 […]
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November 2019 Comics And Manga Blowout – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 59
As we head into the end of 2019 we’ve got just enough time to cram in a few more comics, so this week it’s time for another of our semi-regular dives into the big pile of comics. So what did we fish up this week? There’s the first volume of […]
Attack Of The Phallocratic Entryists – Literary Loitering 114
Donald Trump Jr. has apparently been upholding the family’s traditional methods of inflating book sales figures, which we really should have expected so I’m not sure why anyone’s surprised anymore. On the other hand, somebody hiding LGBTQ, gun control, “women’s fiction”, and anti-trump books in a public library in Idaho […]
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 […]
The Many Faces Of Batman – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 58
Batman has a long history in comic-books, but unlike characters like Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and others who aren’t called Green Lantern, there are more version of Batman than people would believe – and that’s before we get to Dark Nights: Metal! So where does one begin with so many […]
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 […]
Weird Members Of The Justice League Part 2 – 4-Panel Vol. 2, Issue 57
We’re back and fully refreshed after a short period off to recharge, and this week it’s the second part of our look at the weirder members of the Justice League. From the original JLA to Justice League Europe, Antarctica (we’re not kidding), and the full-on International version, there are plenty […]
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 […]
Roger Bacon’s Robot Head – Literary Loitering 113
This week we’re kicking things off with one of our favourite books awards – the Bookseller’s Digram Prize for the Oddest Book Titles. In other news, a new children’s book attempts to do what politicians can’t – explain Brexit, the Asterix comics get their first female protagonist, a new app […]