Cult Connections

Cult Confessions: The Shining. Ian is joined by Dirk Marshall in this bonus episode as he finally gets round to watching The Shining for the very first time!

Season Two: Episode Six. Ian is joined by The Vern from Cinema Recall to discuss three films starring Kurt Russell. From an iconic role, a 1980s team up with an acclaimed director and that eyepatch we have it covered.

Season Two: Episode Five. Ian is joined by Stephen Spurling to discuss three very different films with the same name and roughly the same story. So travel with us to ancient Egypt via 1932, 1959 and 1999 to find out which one is The Mummy.

Season Two: Episode Four. The 80s saw a boom in Swords and Sorcery films and Ian is joined by Raphaela Ximenes to review three prime but very different examples. From medieval grimness, ferrets in sunny climbs to  a big budget otherworldly epic it's  violent, entertaining and often very silly.

Season Two: Episode Three. Ian is joined by Guillaume Le Dissez from Pulse Edition  to review  the post apocalyptic genre in film, why it resonates with audiences and speaks about the issues we face today. We cover two classics, one hidden gem and Guillaume's upcoming book and other projects associated with this forever topical subject.

Season two: Episode two. On May 25th 1977 Star Wars was released and took the world by storm. Audiences around the globe were thrilled by it's intergalactic adventure, engaging characters, fantastic cast and jaw dropping special effects. And it made a ton of money! So producers all round the world were keen to get a slice of the space opera pie. Ian is joined by Steve as we review three "Star Wars...

Season Two: Episode One. Find out why the Enterprise crew love amateur dramatics, how a teenager can bend time and why Thunderbird fans hate Thunderbirds!. Ian is joined by Dr Laura Mayne to review three things Jonathan Frakes!

Season One: Episode Eight. We are joined by Raphaela Ximenes of Miss Horror Theater to discuss why women like horror and we cover two very different scary films with female directors.  We discuss voyeurism, portraying women on screen and mental health. Rapha also teaches Ian how to pronounce X in Portuguese and we touch a little bit on the Brazilian horror scene!

Season One: Episode Seven. Daniel Clifford returns to the show to cover three slices of X-Men! Join him and our host Ian as we  see which ones have the X-Factor!

Season One: Episode Six. Everyone loves John Carpenters The Thing. But did you know it was adapted from a book? Not only that but it's been adapted many times for the big and small screen. This episode Ian is joined by Brett as they take a deep dive into some cracking versions you may or may not know! The Thing From Another World (1951). Directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks. Starring Kennet...

Season One: Episode Five. Callum joins Ian this week as we review one show and two films that take a comedic look at the worlds of golf, politics and football!

Season One: Episode Four. Our Cult Connections overlord Ian has allowed chief artist Chris out of the basement to wax lyrical about three versions of Robocop. But which one's are Robotop and which are Roboflop? RoboCop (1987). Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Ronny Cox RoboCop (1988). Episode 1 Crime Wave. Directed by Bill Hutten and Tony Love. Starring Robert boc...

Season One: Episode Three. Ian and his friend Graham @WhatTheFalkPod start out in the pub before travelling to Norway and South Korea to find out all about International Zombies! Shaun of the Dead (2004). Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Simon Pegg, Nick frost and Kate Ashfield Dead Snow (2009). Directed by Tommy wirkola. Starring Jeppe Beck, charlotte Frogner and Jenny Skavlan Train to Busan (2...

Season One: Episode two. This week Ian is joined by the Amateur Ornithologist himself, Daniel, as we look at three very different slices of Spider-Man. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977). Episode 1 Spider-man. Directed by E.W Swackhamer. Starring Nicolas Hammond, David White and Michael Pataki. Spider-Man (1994). Episode 13 Day of the Chameleon. Directed by Bob Richardson. starring Christopher Daniel B...

Season One: Episode One. Join Ian and Summer as we discuss the evolution of the zombie genre by discussing three choice films through the ages! We also decide our weapon of choice when the apocalypse comes and why that's different in the UK and US! Night of the Living Dead (1968). Directed by George A Romero. Starrng Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman Dawn of the Dead (1978). Directed by G...

A little taste of what Cult Connections is all about!