The British film industry of the late twentieth century is one that I am deeply fascinated by. From the early 1970s onwards, it was an industry cash-strapped by Hollywood’s decision to return home after rinsing the profitable new wave/kitchen sink/swinging London milieus of the previous decade. Compelled to either emulate […]
Movies
We’ll Make It Funny In Post – Eclectica 239
Tense. Disturbing. Fraught with menace. But enough about the reaction to Graham’s Frozen joke, this week we review the Safdie brothers’ latest New York white-knuckler Uncut Gems. It’s got Adam Sandler as you’ve never seen him before, Idina Menzel as you’ve never seen her before and Julia Fox, who you’ve […]
Jennifer Hudson’s Floating Face – Eclectica 238
Best Of 2019 (5-1) – Eclectica Christmas Minisode 3
Support Your Local Mobster – Eclectica Christmas Minisode 2
The Judgment of Mr Anderson – Eclectica Christmas Minisode 1
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 […]
A Right Laugh For The Dogs – Cinema Eclectica 234
The Man With All The Southern Drawls – Cinema Eclectica 233
A Nice Meander With Mike Leander – Cinema Eclectica 232
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 […]