In his ongoing quest to have everyone eat healthy, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has declared war on … cartoon characters? It actually makes more sense when you know the facts so moving swiftly on, Grr Martin’s 1980 children’s book The Ice Dragon is getting an animated feature film, Disney Princesses […]
Podcasts
Literary Loitering 87 – He’s Got The Whole World In His Koozie
Cultural anarchy reigns once more, and to kick things off this week we’ve got another Game-Of-Thrones-watch! So what has Grr Martin been up to this time? We find out before we return to the ongoing “Cocky” copyright saga, followed by a brief stop to find out why the Bollinger Everyman […]
PX30 – Are Google Making a Games Console?
Everybody wants to get into video games, but rumour has it that perpetual late starters Google (think about it), are making their own console. So what does that mean for the manufacturers like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo? After our usual look at what we’ve been playing (Panzermadels, The Awesome Adventures […]
S15E22 – Snubbed By Ghosts
It’s time for another episode of the podcast that, episode by episode, shines a light on just how odd the world and its people (and animals), really are. This week Graham joins Producer Rob to investigate the Department of Transport’s “brilliant” idea to tackle overcrowding on trains, Ask.fm’s tragic and […]
Cinema Eclectica 164 – De-Gayed in the Final Draft
This week Ryan, Graham and Aidan must face a terrible horror that they’ve ignored for too long, and is now ready to harvest their souls … But before we talk about James Corden there’s Ari Aster’s hit debut “Hereditary” – which has been compared to The Exorcist, The Babadook and […]
4-Panel 144 – Tango & Cash in SPAAAAACE!
Your weekly guide to all things comics and manga is back for another folly-filled episode, so join Andrew and Producer Rob as they investigate Batman: White Knight – which will apparently feature the first nude Joker and Harley Quinn sex scene (urk. Sorry, we kind of threw up in our […]
4-Panel 143 – Millenial’s Bad Fur Day
Andrew and Producer Rob are on the prowl for more tasty comic-book and manga treats. This week they discover the multi-fronted return of Wolverine (and not just any Wolverine but the extra hot version), the worst DC live-action movie imaginable, the renewal of Legion for a third season, and the […]
Keyframe 119 – Elmo Joins A Gang
Apparently there was a big wedding somewhere and shockingly, none of us were invited. This meant we had to stay in the study and browse the animation news, which led us to some disturbing discoveries like Thundercats Roar (which has the potential to be some kind of physical release … […]
PX29 – E3 Roundup 2018
There’s more Press X than you can shake a stick it and a whole lot more games to talk about as Andy, Rob and Producer Rob tackle the biggest show in the video game calendar – E3! With a massive number of titles being announced at this year’s event, along […]
Cinema Eclectica 163 – Chris Pratt’s D.I.Y. S.O.S.
You’ve seen dinosaurs in a theme park, but what happens if they get out? Well, then the film would just be called Jurassic. That quibble aside, J.A. Bayona’s “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” makes some efforts to shake up the franchise – but will it leave Ryan, Tim and Graham similarly […]