In addition to Star Wars, J.J. Abrams is doing a Phantasm 4k restoration
J.J. Abrams and Disney have been really good at keeping most of Star Wars: The Force Awakens a secret. That’ll change tonight after ...
Tag: Cult
Reviews
Review: Seven Weeks (Nononanananoka)
Even though most people in the US know Nobuhiko Obayashi for his 1977 cult classic House (Hausu), he’s remained a prolific filmmaker in ...
Nobuhiko Obayashi: The Strange, the Sweet, and the Childlike
The largest retrospective of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s work in the United States kicks off tonight at The Japan Society with a screening of House ...
Revive Mystery Science Theater 3000 through Kickstarter
If you’re a dork of a certain age, you probably watched Mystery Science Theater 3000 on Comedy Central and later the Sci-Fi Channel. ...
Japan Society: Nobuhiko Obayashi retrospective with the director in person starts November 20th
Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hausu (House) is a favorite here at Flixist. (Alec did a great Cult Club piece on it a few years back.) ...
New MST3K host is Jonah Ray, rumors of Felicia Day as new mad scientist, likely voices for Crow and Tom
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival Kickstarter has successfully funded the first three episodes, raising more than $2 million in one week. That’s ...
Twin Peaks starts production in September, David Lynch directing show as one big movie
After a little bit of uncertainty earlier in the year, the Twin Peaks revival is moving forward. Fred Topel over at /Film had ...
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Is a Great Fans-Only Follow-Up to a Cult Classic
Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp is a great follow-up to 2001’s cult classic Wet Hot American Summer. Like the original ...
We’ll finally see Jerry Lewis’ infamous Holocaust film The Day the Clown Cried (in 10 years)
The Day the Clown Cried is one of the most infamous movies ever made. Jerry Lewis shot the controversial Holocaust film in 1972 ...
The Cult Club: Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Awkwardly Flirted Into Our Hearts (and Pants)
David Wain’s Wet Hot American Summer is one of the least likely movies to inspire a follow-up of any kind. The film was ...
The Cult Club: Repo Man (1984) is a Punk Rock Commentary on the Crappiness of the 80s
Alex Cox’s Repo Man is one of the key films in the cult canon. Defying traditional cinematic taxonomy, Cox’s debut offered a social ...
Features
The Cult Club: Putney Swope (1969)
New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, in one of his signature recurring gags, wrote that Mad Max: Fury Road was rated R ...