3 Women + Hard to be a God + Song of the Sea + The Chaser - Eclectica #38

Published: Nov. 9, 2015, 12:16 p.m.

Sid James and a Japanese Ghost Walk into a Bar

On this week's mammoth slate of movies, Off the Shelf includes the overlooked Robert Altman feature "3 Women", Raymond Bernard's staggeringly authentic adaptation of "Les Miserables", and a genre twofer - "Maggie" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and proof of the resurgent Korean New Wave in "The Chaser".

In lieu of our usual Film of the Week, we also cover the beautiful "Song of the Sea", Abel Ferrara's "Pasolini", Robert Carlyle's directorial debut "The Legend of Barney Thomson" and the almost-indescribable "Hard to be a God" - four smaller-scale features that deserve a more recognition.