Cynic Critique: A Cult Film Podcast

After last week's episode discussing the coming apocalypse, why not discuss The Devil, a particular devil, Daredevil? Everyone else is watching Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again. So we talk about his previous onscreen adventures (excluding the Netflix show, of course). Those being 1989's The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, 2003's Daredevil, and 2005's Elektra. David Slade Sizzle Re...

This is concluding The Apocalypse trilogy that we unintentionally started with The Thing (1982), with the other films in the unofficial trilogy being: 1987's Prince of Darkness, and 1994's In The Mouth of Madness. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blu...

Still buzzing, riding the coattails... The wings of the original The Fly trilogy, in this episode we'll discussing the B movies that were paired with each one: 1958's Space Master X-7, 1959's The Alligator People, and 1965's Devils of Darkness. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Be afraid, be very, very afraid as we continue our remake season, This Again, this week with the final part focusing on The Fly, in this episode we'll discussing: 1959's Return Of The Fly, !965's Curse Of The Fly, and their remake of sorts, 1989's The Fly II ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fa...

Be afraid, be very afraid as we continue our remake season, This Again, this week with the first of two parts focusing on The Fly, in this episode we'll discussing: 1958's The Fly, and its 1986 remake The Fly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Beware! Continuing our remake season, This Again, we have survived the creature that creeps, leaps, glides, and slides across the floor... Be careful, we're discussing: 1958's The Blob, it's 1972 sequel, Beware! The Blob, and it's 1988 remake The Blob. Did you call me: Blob?! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Continuing our remake season, This Again, in the aftermath of Valentine's Day we're discussing: 1981's My Bloody Valentine, and it's 2009 remake My Bloody Valentine 3D. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We're starting our remake season, This Again, still locked indoors, possibly driven the other crazy, and we're discussing: 1951's The Thing From Another World, 1982's The Thing, and the 2011 prequel The Thing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠...

We're locking ourselves in, we trust no one, and we discuss 2011's The Divide and 2017's It Comes At Night ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:58 The Divide 15:07 It Comes At Night All clip...

Bryan and Thomas get to talk with the man we dubbed the Underrated King of Cult, Jason Trost aka JTRO. We talk about his new book Invasion Outback, his latest feature Waves of Madness, and his project currently in development, Afar. We also go on some interesting or not so interesting tangents. Links for Jason Trost: Back Afar via Indiegogo Invasion Outback via Amazon Waves of Madness Trailer JTRO...

It's 2025 and it's time for therapy!!! As we discuss 2007's Numb, and 2008's The Wackness... And just a little Oppie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:59 Numb 18:48 The Wackness All clips featured are from the o...

The second episode of the New Year, returning with the second part of our top ten of 2024... Our top five of 2024. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠BlueSky⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:52 Five 08:47 Four 13:35 Three 19:16 Two 26:16 One 34:11 Honourable Mentio...

The first episode of the New Year, with the same old us, starting off with the first part of our top ten of 2024 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:54 Ten 03:35 Nine 08:09 Eight 10:37 Seven 13:54 Six All clips featured are from the offi...

The final episode of the year... We discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger's End of Days (1999) ⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 01:12 End Of Days All clips featured are from the official trailers and movies.

The second (and final) compilation episode, this time featuring Bryan's top five film discussions from our first year. ⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 01:14 Choice 1 10:25 Choice 2 21:37 Choice 3 28:59 Choice 4 39:05 Choice 5 All clips featured are from the offici...

Welcome to the first compilation episode, featuring Thomas' top five film discussions from our first year. ⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:49 Choice 1 13:03 Choice 2 30:35 Choice 3 43:50 Choice 4 54:27 Choice 5 All clips featured are from the official trailers and movies...

Ho Ho Ho!!! We have a couple films to discuss to start the Festive Season, and these gifts to cinema are: Inside (2007), the remake of Inside (2016), and The Box (2009). Also be sure to check out The Alien Effect: The Alien Effect on Spotify The Alien Effect at Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bea...

The baptism is the coke you buy on the way in... This week we are shut off from the outside to discuss 2011's The Sunset Limited and 2005's London. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:56 London 15:44 The Sunset Limited All clips featured are from the official trailers and movies.

This week we are stuck on a call as we discuss these underrated thrillers; Phone Booth (2003), Cellular (2004), and Connected (2008). ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:52 Phone Booth 17:29 Cellular 31:52 Connected All clips featured are from the official trailers and movies.

Entering the world of British gangs this week to discuss 2000's Gangster No.1 and 2001's Sexy Beast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:48 Gangster No. 1 13:24 Sexy Beast All clips featured are from the official trailers and movies.

Remaining in Britain this week to discuss a couple of our favourite independent British films: Dead Man's Shoes (2004) and The Ghoul (2017). ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 00:00 Start 00:48 Dead Man's Shoes 14:55 The Ghoul All clips featured are from the official trailers and movies.

Grab your boarding passes and join us for a discussion on plane thrillers from 2005, with Red Eye and Flightplan, and find out if they stuck the landing. 00:00 Start 00:50 Red Eye 19:44 Flightplan ⁠⁠⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Beacons⁠⁠⁠⁠ All clips featured are from the official trailers and movies.

For this Halloween Special we are joined by ⁠⁠ Matt⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠SttC⁠⁠ to discuss each of our choices of horror films, featuring: The Cell (2000), Darkness Falls (2003), and Dead Silence (2007). 00:00 Start 01:49 The Cell 35:56 Darkness Falls 01:09:12 D Matt/Sitting Through The Credits Links: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠X/FKA Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Our Links: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠X/FKA Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook...

Cowabunga Dudes!!! This week we take to the sewers as we discuss the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy for the 40th anniversary of the franchise, including: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of The Ooze (1991), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993). 00:00 Start 01:02 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 17:58 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II:...

We're back, celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Terminator, we are travelling through various timelines to discuss The Terminator franchise, going back to look at the many reboots: Terminator: Salvation (2009), Terminator: Genisys (2015), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) 00:00 Start 00:44 Terminator: Salvation 23:55 Terminator: Genisys 39:31 Terminator: Dark Fate ⁠⁠X (FKA Twitter)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠...