Cult Film Club Podcast

We are one episode away from the big 50th episode of CFC.  Before we get there, though, Jaime, Shawn and Pax are back in the Clubhouse to discuss the 1984 classic, Red Dawn.  

On this episode of Cult Film Club Jaime, Shawn and Pax take on The Last Starfighter from 1984!

On this special "lost" episode of the Cult Film Club we reach back into our archive to save a show that we thought was unrecoverable after we recorded it last year. Thanks to some technical wizardry we were able to piece together our discussion on 1987's Gary Marshall fish out of water romantic comedy, Overboard! We talk about our favorite scenes, the obvious chemistry between real-life lovebirds...

On this episode of the Cult Film Club Shawn, Jaime and Paxton dig into the 1987 Michael J. Fox rock drama, Light of Day. Directed by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, American Gigalo) and co-staring Joan Jett, Light of Day was a commercial and critical failure, but we feel it deserves a closer look. So quit your job at the tray-stamping plant, buy an econo van and go on tour with us as we dig into a ver...

This month is the 35th anniversary of Return of the Jedi!  Plus, we are getting a new Star Wars movie!

In this episode Pax is joined by Noel Thingvall to discuss the rare and very hard to find The Lost Boys novelization by Craig Shaw Gardner!

On this episode of Cult Film Club Jaime, Shawn and Pax discuss the controversial Disney classic, Song of the South from 1946 starring James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll and Hattie McDaniel.  We discuss the movie, the music and of course the controversy surrounding the subject matter of the movie and why it has never been released on home video in North America.

On this mini episode of the show we visit the Concession Stand to talk a bit about Gremlins 2.  After covering the first film on episode 43 of the show we also ended up talking about the sequel, but it was too much for one episode, and not enough for two.  So sit back as we have a short conversation about the sequel, Phoebe Cates' horrible head gear, evolved Gremlins, Joe Dante's penchant for maki...

On this episode of the Cult Film Club Jaime, Pax and Shawn are kicking off year five of the show by covering one of our favorite Henson fantasy flicks, Labyrinth from 1986.  Though the film was a financial flop when it was released, it has become a cult hit over the past 30 years, to a point where it might just be one of Jim Henson's most beloved films.  Starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie,...

In the first of a shorter episode format that I'm calling an Appendix episode, I talk about the direct sequel to the original Star Wars movie novelization, Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978), by the very same author.

In this episode of I Read Movies I go back to where one of the biggest franchises of all time began.  The 1976 novelization of the original Star Wars movie.

On this very special holiday edition of the Cult Film Club, hosts Shawn, Paxton and Jaime finally tackle the most awesome genre Christmas film of all time, Gremlins.  Released in 1984 and directed by Joe Dante, this film is the perfect mash-up of family film and gross out horror fun.  Starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates, the flick centers on a strange creature called a mogwai that is presented...

On this episode of I Read Movies Pax discusses the novelization to the movie Predator (1987) for the movie's 30th anniversary.

In the latest episode of CFC we talk about the 1986 Karate Kid clone No Retreat No Surrender starring Kurt McKinney and one of the first feature roles of Jean Claude Van Damme.

In this spooky Halloween episode of the Cult Film Club podcast Jaime, Shawn and Pax are discussing the 1986 horror movie Trick or Treat starring Family Ties' Marc Price with cameos by Gene Simmons and Ozzy Ozbourne.

On this episode of IRM, Paxton talks about the novelization to the 1996 supernatural thriller The Frighteners (directed by Peter Jackson and starring Michael J Fox.) The novel was written by Michael Jahn.

This week, Paxton rounds out the original Indiana Jones trilogy by talking about the novelization to The Last Crusade by Rob MacGregor from 1989.

On this episode of IRM Paxton is continuing his look at the original Indiana Jones trilogy of novelizations with Temple of Doom by James Kahn from 1984.

Welcome to the very first episode of I Read Movies! This month I discuss the differences in the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie and the novelization by Campbell Black.

Introducing a new set of episodes to the Cult Film Club called The Concession Stand.  Basically, in between our main single-movie-focused episodes, Paxton, Shawn and Jaime will be recording some smaller, bite-sized episodes dealing with other cool cult film related topics that don't quite fit into the normal shows.  So grab a box of candy, get a frosty beverage and join us as we take a look at the...

On this episode of the Cult Film Club, Shawn, Jaime and Pax break out their Powell/Peralta skateboards and do some pool shredding while discussing the 1989 flick Gleaming the Cube.  Starring Christian Slater, the movie is a mix of skating action wrapped around a mid-80s-era Cannon Asian crime drama.  Weird, but so worth the viewing, if only for the angsty Footloose-style skateboard dancing scene p...

This month on Cult Film Club Jaime Shawn and Pax talk about Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas from 1993.  We talk about our first exposure to the movie, our favorite characters, our favorite songs, the soundtrack and the widespread influence this movie had on pop culture.

On this episode of the Cult Film Club, Jaime, Pax and Shawn dive into the world of kid's fantasy flicks to take a look at one of the most underappreciated movies of the 80s, Disney's Return to Oz.  But wait, can a Disney movie really be cult?!  Well, when it features a nightmare version of a beloved cinema classic complete with shock therapy, claymation, and soulless companions it certainly can be...

On this special Halloween episode of the Cult Film Club Shawn, Pax and Jaime dive into Fred Dekker's 1987 magnum opus, The Monster Squad.  Quick, what are two ways to kill a werewolf?  Hint, kicking him in the nards isn't one.  We talk about the film, its influences, the rad music by Michael Sembello and get deep into the nitty gritty of the film's trivia.  So sit back, grab a handful of Halloween...

This month Jaime, Shawn and Pax take a trip back to 1985 for Krush Groove.  It's the fictionalized story of Def Jam Records starring some of the most famous hip hop artists of the time including Kurtis Blow, Run-DMC, The Fat Boys, LL Cool J and Sheila E.