The Academy has decided to change the voting rules for best animated feature, but what does that mean for anime? Also, Harlock may be getting a live-action movie (it was a slow news week). Our featured anime are Chobits and Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun. Tune in to The Geek Show Podcast […]
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Cinema Eclectica 111 – Getting Sent to ELO Rehab
This week starts with a bit of déjà vu as we discover everyone’s favourite sequels in Question of the Week. After that we dive straight in and say hello to some sailors in “Letter to Brezhnev”, then Aidan reviews the Dickens out of Walter Hill’s “Hard Times” (apparently that’s a […]
PX14 – Nier Tides of the Berserk Effect
With all of the games we have you’d think that all we do is play them, but we don’t. We just forget to do other stuff sometimes. We have a heap of gaming goodies so brace yourself because this edition of Press X includes This is the Police, Torment: Tides […]
4-Panel 85 – Plumber Jack and his Massive Wrench
In the wake of Ghost in the Shell, Jordan Peele is being scouted for Akira. Meanwhile, Joss Whedon is planning a Batgirl movie and Aaron Sorkin wants to get in on the superhero action. Our featured comics are Justice League of America (2017) #1 and 2, The Visitor: How and […]
S14E12 – The Shortness of Short Shorts
We return to the treasure trove of science and technology news, and as always there are some great goodies. This week we discover Uber’s flying cars, NASA’s space chainmail, scientific proof that humans are the best at throwing, the slight madness of James Cracknell, strange things on Tinder, fruit juice […]
Cinema Eclectica 110 – Herbie’s Bananarama
This week we’re a duo for only the second time ever, but one of us struggles to keep his composure in the latest and sleaziest Question Of The Week. Moving on as seamlessly as possible we look at a trio of movies including the dreamlike horror classic “Phantasm”, the holier-than-thou […]
Keyframe 75 – Postman Smurf and Gargamel’s Cat
This week we’ve got Invader Zim, Amazon Smurfs, Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World – lap napping VR apps, strange plush pouches and Anthropomorphic temples. Our featured anime are Rock Lee & his Ninja Pals, Realm of the Damned: Tenebris Deos and Tiger & Bunny: The Rising. Tune in […]
S14E11 – Calvin & Hobbes Save Japan
We take a break from the weird world of science and technology news for a good old bout of Defend Your Choice. This time the two Rob’s and Andrew hit the comics and manga to find superheroes that they’d love to see on the big screen. Some of the choices […]
PX13 – Sword Art’s Wild Resident
Grab your controllers and join us for another foray into the wild video game jungles. On this expedition we explore the moon-based Waifu War of Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (PS4), the open world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch), the VRMMO stylings of Sword Art […]
Literary Loitering 63 – Extremely Political Cream
This week we’ve got empty plinths, book burnings, accidental forest fires, National Index Day, white supremacists and big boy trucks. We also have a quiz about famous last words from authors and philosophers because we’re not pretentious in the slightest … Our featured book is Gotham: Dawn of Darkness by […]