CULT and CLASSIC Films

What, you may be asking, could we possibly follow up the brilliant and bloody COCAINE BEAR (2023) with? Rabid sheep? Cracked out raccoons? Sinister slugs? Nay, good fiends, we're tapping the new animal-slasher flick SLOTHERHOUSE (2023)! Delightful practical effects and film references abound in this mammal-run-amok slice of movie madness! Grab your hot-buttered leaves and snuggle in with us for a...

On this special episode, we're taking a look back at our reviews of two 1980's cult favorites: MAKING CONTACT (1985) and WITCHBOARD (1986)! MAKING CONTACT is a horrifying kids' flick by ROLAND EMMERICH ( GODZILLA 1998, INDEPENDENCE DAY 1996 ) ! Combine a possessed ventriloquist's dummy and a kid in a coma, and you have family gold, right? We follow that delightful frolic with the TAWNY KITAEN-led...

We're wide awake and raring to go, and it's not because we're on drugs--that's the job of this week's movie, COCAINE BEAR (2023)! ELIZABETH BANKS directed this surprise joy, and gives more than the name implies (though there's a HELLUVA lot of that, too!) Get ready to enjoy mayhem, gore, and nature (plus one of RAY LIOTTA's final performances) in this comedy horror masterpiece! Listen : Wherever y...

This week on the pod, we’re giving thanks for great strides forward in the movie biz! Oh, and we’re also ripping apart the failures of production companies to give us what we deserve, dammit! STOP MAKING EMPTY, SOULESS, HUSKS OF FILMS! Get the details on this episode of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast ! Listen : Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/ Watch : youtube.com/@C...

Part 2 of our Priests In Peril Double-Feature is here, and it's DINO-RIFIC! Yes, we're finally talking BRENDAN STEERE 's genre-mashup THE VELOCIPASTOR (2018) ! Not since MIAMI CONNECTION has there been such a satisfying comedy-ninja-action fest, and never has there been one with a human-hungry dinosaur! Don't miss out on this, because there's a reason people love it (and it's not just the catchy n...

We're starting off the week right by revisiting our interview with burgeoning film icon PARKER LOVE BOWLING ! Bowling joins us for a chat about outsider film, her new poetry book "RHODODENDRON, RHODODENDRON," and what it's like on a QUENTIN TARANTINO set! Listen now to find out "What Movie Gregory Peck Was Hottest In!" on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC Films Podcast! And don't forget to p...

It's time for Part 1 of our "Priests in Peril" double-feature! Part 1 is the widely despised sequel, EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977) ! With an all-star cast and neither the original director or writer, what was initially intended by Warner Bros. as a quick cash grab turned into an expensive bomb! Are you ready to see an uncomfortably young LINDA BLAIR tap dance without a bra? Well, director JOHN B...

We continue the torment by tackling GLENN DANZIG 's 2nd feature film, DEATH RIDER IN THE HOUSE OF VAMPIRES (2021) ! Having screened across the country but as-of-yet unreleased to streaming or home video, we are but a handful of critics to have witnessed this vampire western and lived to tell the tale (as we're fairly certain most have died from a lack of brain activity by the closing credits). Get...

Oh, jeez, Rick--do we have to? Yes, Morty, we have to again watch GLENN DANZIG 's 1st feature film, VEROTIKA (2019) ! Called by many the horror film equivalent of TOMMY WISEAU's THE ROOM , this trainwreck anthology was so bizarre and off-putting, we just had to give it another go before we talk about Danzig's newest feature, which is coming up next episode! Listen : Wherever you get your podcasts...

We revisit our talk about the dangers of apartment living with CRITTERS 3 (1991) and *batteries not included (1987) ! Critters 3 marks Leonardo DiCaprio 's feature debut, and gives us the last great Critters film to date! Up against it is the forgotten Mick Garris- penned *batteries not included (1987) , which follows alien robots as they seek to procreate in a dilapidated apartment building (real...

We continue talking ADAM THORN films with his 2017 demonic puppet flick, MOOPET PASTOR (2017) ! Part of our first movie release, this horror comedy CANUXPLOITATION tale has cheap (and creative!) gore, murderous puppets, and the best Irish-accent/fake-mustache combo ever committed to film! Listen : Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/ Watch : https://www.youtube.com/@CUL...

Way back in early 2021, host Nate Wyckoff reviewed the no-budget sci-fi comedy ASSAULT ON THE SNAKEMEN (2020) . Now that it's part of our first film release, it's time to see what our panel has to say about this bonkers CANUXPLOITATION hidden gem! Hint: it's divisive and hilarious! Crack open a new Molson's and dive in, aye! Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/...

Join comedian and film critic Nate Wyckoff we revisit our famed interview with cult film legend DONALD FARMER (SHARK EXORCIST and DEMON QUEEN), the man Joe Bob Briggs called the "Exploitation cheapie meister . . . the one-man film industry of Tennessee!" Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/ Watch: youtube.com/@CULTANDCLASSICFILMS/ Subscribe at patreon.com/cultan...

This week, we give you the rundown of the biggest flicks in theaters right now! First up is the surprise hit BARBIE (2023) starring the always amazing MARGOT ROBBIE, RYAN GOSLING , and AMERICA FERRERA . We also talk the newest UNIVERSAL DRACULA flick, THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (2023) , A24 's horror entry TALK TO ME (2023) , and the surprise dark comedy BOTTOMS (2023) ! Listen: Wherever you g...

As our host battles everyone’s favorite pandemic virus, we revisit our double feature that reveals “ALIENS ROCK AMONG US!” Aliens are among us in this week's episode with 1993's CONEHEADS , directed by Steve Barron ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990), and 1992's BAD CHANNELS , a heavy metal radio-romp by Ted Nicolaou (the Subspecies franchise)! Gear up for madcap space travel, sci-fi shenani...

IT'S KAMEN RIDER TIME! Unless you're a registered otaku (you have to tell people that when you move to a new neighborhood), you might not be familiar with the long running Japanese hero franchise KAMEN RIDER (or MASKED RIDER). We'll change that as we talk KAMEN RIDER ZO (1993) , a theater film ultimately cut down to play on television instead, Kamen Rider ZO brings terrifying kaiju monstrosities t...

If you're a 90's kid (okay, 90's forty-something), you'll be up-chucking nostalgia as we talk MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE (1995)! As the first Power Rangers project that was a 100% U.S. production, does it hold the camp flavor of the the television series? It certainly has the awesome practical effects, and we're going to talk about 'em all! Listen wherever you get your podcasts and at...

We continue our pairing of classic films that inspired the Cult Movies we enjoy today with EAST OF EDEN (1955) ! Adapted from the JOHN STEINBECK novel, this flick of family drama and violent outbursts was the first big role for JAMES DEAN , and boy did he cause a stir offscreen with his behavior! It also might be the only time you get to see BURL IVES as a sheriff! It's "Melodrama-rama!" on this w...

While we love us some bonkers, low-brow, crazy cheap cult cinema, we here at CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS also know that it's important to respect our elders....elder's cinema, we mean! To that end, we talk director JOHN FORD 's final CALVARY WESTERN entry, RIO GRANDE (1950) ! Starring film darlings JOHN WAYNE and MAUREEN O'HARA , this beautiful late-era black and white film is epic, expansive, and--con...

The time is finally here--CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS IS RELEASING MOVIES! To help us celebrate, we're returning to the world of our friend from the North, filmmaker ADAM THORN! Creator of TERRIBLEFEST.com (formerly RIOTATTHEMOVIES), Adam is a prolific ultra-low budget filmmaker and critic, having helmed such fine features as AMITYVILLE OUTHOUSE (2022), PERSONAL SPACE INVADER (2013), and the forthcomin...

We're back with our reality show bullsh*t, this time with the black comedy DEATHROW GAMESHOW (1987) ! Hailing from the same year as the thematically similar THE RUNNING MAN, this MARK PIRRO cheapie has wit, satire, and nudity! Did we mention it's about a gameshow called "Live or Die," where contestants do exactly that? (Mostly the latter!) "Oh No, We've Swallowed Rodento!" on this week's episode o...

With writers on strike (SUPPORT THE WGA!), we look to what studios turned to during the last strike--REALITY SHOWS! We start with the STEPHEN KING adaptation and ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER vehicle THE RUNNING MAN (1987) ! Featuring a metric ton of pro-wrestlers, sports stars, future governors, and MARIA CONCHITA ALONSO, this flick about gladiator matches for convicted felons has plenty of madness to be...

If you think you've got a break from holidays, we're here to dash your dreams with a dose of X-MAS IN JULY! To do that, we tackle the new RIFFTRAX version of the obscure NEW ZEALAND holiday film titled THE MONSTER'S CHRISTMAS (1981) ! It's chocked full of unintelligible mumbling and HORRIFYING monsters sure to give the hardiest of adults nightmares. If this is what Kiwis watch as kids, it's no won...

Get ready for racing and fighting, Shaolin-style! Okay, maybe there's not really any Shaolin action, but CANNONBALL (1976) stars KUNG FU's very own DAVID CARRADINE ! Beating the 1981 CANNONBALL RUN to theaters by 5 years, Carradine's vehicle (pun intended) trades the comedy focus for a more serious look at the world of illegal road trips! Not only is Carradine along for the ride, but so is cult ic...

Start your engines, because it's time for racing flicks! We start out with a banger of a comedy, WILL FERRELL and ADAM McKAY's TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY (2006) ! It's got icon GARY COLE, the lovely AMY ADAMS, the pretending-to-be French SACHA BARON COHEN, and the ever-delightful JOHN C. REILLY--you'll be hard-pressed to get bored on this one! We "GO FAST!" on this week's episode...