Cinema Eclectica 70 – De Niro Slalom Skier

Archaeon 07/07/2016

This week that skiing gag takes on a whole new complexion. In Off the Shelf we hear things that we never thought we would – some brilliant and others horrifying. We start off the with sole normal duck of “Flame & Citron” before going full odd with the trio of […]

S12E17 – Machiavellian Licks

Archaeon 07/07/2016

After one of the weirdest news sections in a good long while, we dive into the latest episode of defend your choices. This time out we look at our favourite villains. Along the way we look titles as diverse as Silent Hill, Cowboy Bebop and No Country for Old Men, […]

S12E16 – Hardly Working

Archaeon 30/06/2016

This week we decided to take a break by the watercooler and chat about the 9-5 working day. While thoroughly slacking off we discuss – well Rob does – whether fishing is a job, RPGs and the sort of simulations that made the 1990s one of gamings finest ages. Reviews: […]

Cinema Eclectica 69 – Musical Special

Archaeon 23/06/2016

We’ve talked about it for it a long time and now it’s here – our musical special – but true to classic Eclectica form this isn’t like other musical specials. After a brief discussion of “A Hologram for the King” we dedicate the whole show to all things fabulous. Off […]

Cinema Eclectica 68 – Carry On Punk Rocking

Archaeon 14/06/2016

There’s a Carry On with all this Punk Rock. In Off The Shelf we look at Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Journey to the Shore”, the gothic horror “Whistle and I’ll Come to You”, the powerful Glenn Campbell documentary “I’ll Be Me” and the forgotten 1980’s horror “Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood”. Our Feature […]

Cinema Eclectica 67 – Richard Briers’ Tickling Adventure

Archaeon 24/05/2016

This week the director randomizer gets its first ever outing, and the winner is – Dario Argento! With a smaller cast than usual we set our sails to classic era Hollywood with a small detour to a post-apocalyptic British countryside. Off The Shelf this week includes “It Happened One Night” […]

Cinema Eclectica 67 – Richard Briers' Tickling Adventure

Archaeon 24/05/2016

This week the director randomizer gets its first ever outing, and the winner is – Dario Argento! With a smaller cast than usual we set our sails to classic era Hollywood with a small detour to a post-apocalyptic British countryside. Off The Shelf this week includes “It Happened One Night” […]

Cinema Eclectica 66 – The Biscuits for Movies Initiative

Archaeon 19/05/2016

Everything can be justified if you’re rewarded with biscuits. Off The Shelf features the new (and classic), Takashi Miike film “Yakuza Apocalypse”, Akira Kurosawa’s Japanese Shakesperean epic “Ran”, and “Innocence of Memories” – an essay film from Grant Gee. We also have a minority report on “Captain America: Civil War” […]

Cinema Eclectica 65 – The Internet has no Doghands

Archaeon 05/05/2016

This week we absolutely refuse any second hand gags. Bad, Producer Rob. In Off The Shelf we have all the best stuff from the 1980s – ridiculous action with “The Zero Boys” and crazy, gory practical effects in “Bride of Re-Animator”. We also have the forgotten Stellan Skarsgård picture “In […]

Cinema Eclectica 64 – Criterion Collection Special

Archaeon 01/05/2016

A special of a very different kind this week as we celebrate the UK debut of the Criterion Collection. We have news, question of the week and a trailer of the week before Off The Shelf becomes decidedly Criterion flavoured with “Tootsie”, “The Tragedy of MacBeth”, “Speedy” and “Only Angels […]

The Changeling 4K (1980) One of the 80s Definitive Haunted House Movies, wrinkles and All (Review)

Madame De… (1953) Much more satisfying than high-society glitz and melancholy (Review)

How I Won the War: much more than just Beatles trivia (Review)

Red Angel (1966) Bloody And Fearless Japanese Anti-War Satire (Review)

Magnificent Warriors (1987) Michelle Yeoh + Hong Kong Action + Raiders of the Lost Ark (Review)

Bull (2021) Bull by name, Bull by nature (Blu-Ray Review)

Tales from the Urban Jungle: Brute Force (1947) and The Naked City (1948) (Review)

Wake in Fright (1971) All the validation ‘Ozploitation’ ever needed (Review)

The Blue Lamp (1950) The movie that birthed the influential Dixon of Dock Green (Review)

Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams – The Dungeonmaster (1984) & Cellar Dweller (1988)

Bitch Ass (2022) Gaming gets gruesome in this familiar revenge twisted tale (Review)

Horse Money (2014) Difficult, obtuse, but an open mind will see you through (Review)

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