We’re a man down this week, but the solemn duty of being a cultural anarchist cannot be stopped by a mere superhero movie, no matter how justified the antagonist is. Two Thanoses (is that the correct plural, or is it like octopus so it would be Thani?), do not make […]
Comedy
Metropolitan (1990) Whit Stillman’s Comedy of High Society Manners (Review)
Keyframe 114 – Post-War Pat’s Big Bag of Letters
Intimate Lighting (1965) Czech New Wave as a light, comedic, endless rewatchable delight (Review)
After their great re-release of Juraj Herz’s ‘The Cremator’ on Blu-Ray late last year, Second Run have kindly followed that up by restoring another fan favourite Czech title – Ivan Passer’s ‘Intimate Lighting’. Like his close friend and collaborator, the late Miloš Forman, Passer is uninterested in creating a melodramatic […]
4-Panel 137 – Morbius, The Eurotrash Vampire
Keyframe 113 – 24 Carrots And A Leaf
4-Panel 135 – Banana-Flavoured Iron Fist
The Awful Truth (1937) Screwball comedy, Oscars and the Politics of Laughter (Review)
Keyframe 112 – A Shakespearean Bromance
S15E17 – Count Dante’s Kung-Fu Flip Flops
Technically we’re a news podcast, although it should be pointed out that “technically” is a powerful word. Join Graham and Rob for another journey through the sometimes strange worlds of science and technology news as they discover oddities like Elon Musk’s latest “Boring” endeavour, getting power from screams (allegedly), spontaneous […]