CULT and CLASSIC Films

We couldn't possibly do a cat-themed pairing without including HALLE BERRY's infamous CATWOMAN (2004) ! The script? Made for kids! The posing? Borderline pornographic! The result? The only big studio movie from French director PITOF! Learn all the ways this comic book movie is problematic in Part 2 of our "CAT-SCRATCH FEVER" double-feature! Listen wherever you get your podcasts and at https://cult...

What's better than a good night of old-fashioned gaming with friends (or solo?) It's a night of NEW AND INDEPENDENT gaming with friends (or solo!) We talk up the amazing games of GET HAUNTED INDUSTRIES and the twisted minds of BEYOND WEIRD INC. ! Get ready for gorgeously illustrated, affordable, and downright inventive gaming from the creator community! We talk "INDIE PEN & PAPER RPGS" on this...

Need a scary movie? How about the most horrifying visual nightmare ever streamed to theaters, the CGI-heavy CATS (2019) ! There are fat jokes a plenty, naked furries, and a whole new kind of white-washing that confused even our cinema-jaded panel! Get the details on this troubled production in Part 1 of our "CAT-SCRATCH FEVER" double-feature on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast, avai...

We revisit game time here at CULT and CLASSIC Podcast to celebrate the new boxed edition of the indie card game STEAM BATTALIONS! A brisk and fun 2-player steampunk card game created by the nephew/uncle team of Sam & Jon Owen, STEAM BATTALION is your chance to join the indie-game revolution! Listen at https://cultandclassicpodcast.com/, and wherever you get your podcasts! Get your copy of STEA...

We look at another cinematic pairing of the loveable legends DAVID HASSELHOFF and LINDA BLAIR, this time in the Italian horror outing WITCHERY (1988) , also known as GHOSTHOUSE 4 and originally titled LA CASA 4 ! How does its plodding plot and gruesome supernatural violence work together? We'll tell you! Hear about Part 2 of our "MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN" double-feature on this week's episode of CULT...

Join us for a replay of our first chat with San Francisco's beloved drag queen legend PEACHES CHRIST , aka JOSHUA GRANNELL ! We talk horror, drag, midnight horror shows, and the pandemic on this week's special episode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast! Learn more about PEACHES CHRIST and listen to her and MICHAEL VARRATI on the Midnight Mass podcast at https://peacheschrist.com/! Interviewer: Nate Wycko...

How do you make a perfect thing better? Add another perfect thing! That's what happens when you put sex-symbols DAVID HASSELHOFF and LINDA BLAIR together n BAIL OUT (1989) ! Also known as W.B., BLUE AND THE BEAN and the nonsensical WINGS OF FREEDOM , this is a buddy-action flick with wit, guns, and sex appeal galore! Hear about Part 1 of our "MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN" double-feature on this week's epi...

Join us for a replay of our very first interview, which just so happened to be with the legendary cult filmmaker DONALD FARMER (SHARK EXORCIST and DEMON QUEEN) ! Hear all about the man Joe Bob Briggs called the "Exploitation cheapie meister . . . the one-man film industry of Tennessee!" Get the deets on this week's mini-sode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast wherever you get your pods, and at https://cu...

Crack open a six pack of WAMO brand soda and listen as we chat about DINOSAURS IN A MINING FACILITY (2018) ! But does this movie have chainsaws, minor/miner jokes, and a giant floating purple head, you ask? YES! So listen to Part 2 of "ADVENTURES IN MINING!" on CULT and CLASSIC Podcast at https://cultandclassicpodcast.com/, or wherever you get your podcasts! Last week: Part 1 - “BLADE RUNNER: FINA...

We review YORU WA MIJIKASHI ARUKE YO OTOME, better known in the west as THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL (2017) ! What does this oddball anime film have? Drinking, surreal nighttime pub-crawls, romantic quests--did we mention drinking? Learn all about this loveable and quirky flick on this week's minisode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts and at https://cultandclassicpodc...

We grab our lanterns and pickaxes for Part 1 of our mining double-feature, BLADE RUNNER: FINAL CUT (1982/2007) ! We tell you why this is the definitive edition of the legendary film, and why BLADE RUNNER has attained mainstream classic-film status when so many other sci-fi movies fail to break through. Join us for Part 1 of "ADVENTURES IN MINING!" on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast...

We throw our two cents into the ring about the divisive MALIGNANT (2021) , the newest flick from director JAMES WAN (creator of the SAW and CONJURING franchises). While it seems viewers either love this film or hate it, we have a lot to say, and 50% of you will be unhappy! Listen to hear the T about MALIGNANT (2021) on this week's mini-sode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast! Host/Reviewer: Nate Wyckoff

We sit down with the reigning Editor-In-Chief of the legendary WEEKLY WORLD NEWS, GREG D'ALESSANDRO! He shares plans for the paper's return to print, upcoming feature films from WWN, and all the ALIEN, BIGFOOT, and BAT BOY news that's fit to print! Catch up on "The World's Only Reliable News," on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast! Join the WEEKLY WORLD NEWS newsletter free at https:/...

We look at MARVEL STUDIO's newest blockbuster, the kung-fu superhero flick SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021) ! Featuring legendary kung-fu veterans like TONY CHIU-WAI LEUNG and MICHELLE YEOH, and great portrayals by SIMU LIU, AWKWAFINA, and newcomer MENG'ER ZHANG, it's time to gear up for a martial arts dust-up! Listen for the details on this week's mini-sode of CULT and CLASSIC Pod...

We travel back in time to where it all started--the handycam, the pixelated video, all the found-footage film trappings. That's right, we're talking THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999)! Listen to us reminisce and consider how this small production exploded into one of the most financially successful indie movies of all time! It's Part 2 of "WITCHES GONE WILD!" on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC...

It's legendary creature season here at CULT and CLASSIC Podcast, and what better way to celebrate our hard-to-find monster friends than with a review of the new CRYPTIC CRATE subscription box! With monster-themed t-shirts, books, films, and collectibles, this is a crate for the weird among us! We talk "CRYPTID CRATE" on this week's mini-sode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast! Check out more on the CRYPT...

We dabble in the dark arts for this pairing, starting with GRETEL & HANSEL (2020) ! Director OZ PERKIN's female-centric reimagining of the classic GRIMM fairy tale has atmosphere to spare, and a spooky performance from the incredible ALICE KRIGE ( Star Trek: First Contact 's Borg Queen)! Join us for Part 1 of "WITCHES GONE WILD!" on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast! Next week: P...

We open up the lines of communication for MAKING CONTACT (1985), iconic filmmaker ROLAND EMMERICH's early kids' flick that's more horror than family friendly! Is the talking ventriloquist dummy evil? Is the caller Joey's dead father? Is that teacher trying to score with his mom? Find out as we discuss MAKING CONTACT (1985) on this week's mini-sode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast! Host/Reviewer: Nate W...

We continue sharing our STUDIO GHIBLI obsession with HAYAO MIYAZAKI 's joyful World War II fantasy PORCO ROSSO (1992) ! It's about a pig who's a pilot, sky-pirates, and LOVE! Join us for Part 2 of our "GHIBLI DOUBLE-SHOT" on this week's episode of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast! Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/ Watch: youtube.com/@CULTANDCLASSICFILMS/ Subscr...

We dig deep into US (2019) , comedian and horror auteur JORDAN PEELE's 2019 follow-up to his critical and commercial success, GET OUT! Like it's predecessor, Us has a strong underlying social message, but the tense atmosphere, harrowing action, and excellent cast makes it a blast on any level, shallow or deep. Listen to get the ins-and-outs on Us with this week's mini-sode of CULT and CLASSIC Podc...

It's time to show our STUDIO GHIBLI love with a twofer of fantastic animated brilliance! First up, we talk about a HAYAO MIYAZAKI film that actually predates Studio Ghibli, NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (1984) ! It's an epic fantasy in a strange world that will make fans of HEAVY METAL and FANTASTIC PLANET feel right at home! Join us for Part 1 of our "GHIBLI DOUBLE-SHOT" on this week's episo...

In honor of the beautiful TAWNY KITAEN's passing, we review her understated horror drama WITCHBOARD (1986) ! As the first feature from writer/director KEVIN TENNEY (NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 1988), this movie has romance, alcoholism, a shower scene, and a psychotic spirit! Listen to find out why we love this flick, on this week's mini-sode of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast! Host/Reviewer: Nate Wyckoff #...

Oh, listeners, what a treat we have for you in this episode. Let us preach to thee the fine brilliance that is NELVANA 's animated rock-opera masterwork ROCK & RULE (1983) ! This is undoubtedly the most criminally-unknown animated feature of the 80's, and with vocals by DEBBIE HARRY, LOU REED, IGGY POP, and CHEAP TRICK, you have to hear all about this epic flick before you can die in peace! It...

We review the oft-forgotten cult creature-feature PLANKTON (1994) , also known as CREATURES FROM THE ABYSS ! When some sexy (and doofy) beachgoers get trapped on a monster-infested ghost ship, it's nudity, stop-motion killer fish, and bad eating habits galore! Did we mention it's also been given the hilarious RIFFTRAX treatment? Check it out at https://www.rifftrax.com/! Listen to find out where t...

It's anthropomorphic animals gone wild with A GOOFY MOVIE (1995) ! We talk about Disney's animated love-letter to the 90's, and bicker about whether or not it holds up. And yes, we talk about music sensation POWERLINE! Join us for Part 1 of our "DOGE DOUBLE FEATURE" on this week's episode of CULT and CLASSIC Podcast! Next week: Part 2 - “ROCK & RULE” (1983)! Host: Nate Wyckoff Panelists: Mandy...