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James Wan PART ONE (Saw & Insidious) Podcast

Archaeon 17/03/2023

The first pure horror podcast in a while for Directors Uncut. Join Kat, Liz, and Cliff as we talk about one of the most successful horror directors of all time, especially if you are looking at box offices. The first movie we covered was Wan’s breakout and ground zero for a long-running franchise about […]

Juraj Herz (The Cremator & Ferat Vampire)

Archaeon 01/03/2023

And so we stumble on our second unofficial Second Run episode, following Karel Zeman. Rob is joined by Graham (Pop Screen) & Aidan (Letterboxd) for a reunion of the Cinema Eclectica podcast. This time we discuss one of the big daddies of the Czech New Wave, Juraj Herz, the sort […]

Ridley Scott (Alien + Thelma & Louise)

Archaeon 20/01/2023

After that distraction that was the 2022 review and the launch of a spin-off podcast, we are back to our normally scheduled episodes. Last time we looked at Gladiator & Blade Runner, two very masculine classics from Ridley Scott’s vast and important filmography. This time, we look at two films […]

Ridley Scott (Blade Runner & Gladiator)

Archaeon 23/12/2022

Merry Christmas Friends! And just to show how well I planned in advance, here’s what is totally a Christmas special. Yeah, absolutely a Christmas episode.  Yeah, it’s clearly not. It is part one of a discussion of Ridley Scott, the second will drop in the new year. For now, though, […]

Whitney Houston in the Bodyguard – Pop Screen 84

Archaeon 15/12/2022

[drum hit] AND IIIII-EEE-AAAYYY… Yes, some songs are born Christmassy, some achieve Christmasiness, and some have Christmas thrust upon them, as is the case with Whitney Houston’s cover of Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You. Arguably the best-remembered Christmas number one of the nineties, it prompted us to make […]

Na Hong-Jin (the Chaser & The Wailing)

Archaeon 09/12/2022

We have escaped from the seemingly never-ending run of two partners and where should we find ourselves but Korea?  Rob is joined by Ygraine (What a Scream) and Graham (Pop Screen) to discuss the work of Na Hong-Jin, who may not have a big body of work but he does […]