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Tag: cult classic
Cult Classics: Fateful Findings
Why do we like terrible movies? Not just bad movies or mediocre movies–those are depressingly common and a ton are … More
Great TV: The Addams Family
Let’s play a word association game. If I used the words creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and ooky, my guess is … More
Cult Classics: The History of Future Folk
People with passion tend to come across as a little, well, odd to the normies of the world. You know … More
Cult Classics: Jesus’ Son
Over the course of a lifetime, you may often find yourself in the company of a strange coterie of people—weird … More
Cult Classics: Forbidden Zone
One of the central tenets that defines a cult film is its inaccessibility to a general audience. Great cult films … More
Cult Classics: Cabin Boy
Chris Elliott’s comedic schtick is not for everybody. Having first launched his career as a writer and performer on David … More
Cult Classics: Wild Palms
The early 90’s was a watershed moment in American culture: the alternative was quickly becoming mainstream, and with it large … More
Cult Classics: Grindhouse
The lurid exploitation films of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s gave cheap thrills to filmgoing audiences looking to make out … More
Cult Classics: Freddy Got Fingered
Listen: incredibly stupid things can be some kind of wonderful. And there are very few movies stupider than Freddy Got … More
Cult Classics: Repo Man
What is punk? Is it a style, a music genre, or an attitude? Director Alex Cox argues that it’s all … More
Cult Classics: Big Trouble in Little China
“You know what ol’ Jack Burton always says at a time like this?” “Who?” “Jack Burton. Me!” Jack Burton and … More