The New Cult Canon

  • Clue

    The New Cult Canon Clue

    Whodunit? Well, that depends…

    November 11, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • House

    The New Cult Canon House

    And then the piano eats the one girl. And then… well, you have to see for yourself.

    October 28, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Kung Fu Hustle

    The New Cult Canon Kung Fu Hustle

    The unreal is here.

    October 14, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Death Wish 3

    The New Cult Canon Death Wish 3

    Who will cry for The Giggler?

    September 30, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Demonlover

    The New Cult Canon Demonlover

    Trust no one.

    September 16, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • American Psycho

    The New Cult Canon American Psycho

    Patrick Bateman’s business card is better than yours.

    September 2, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Buffalo '66

    The New Cult Canon Buffalo '66

    Vincent Gallo’s directorial debut is closer to Punch-Drunk Love than The Brown Bunny.

    August 19, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Heathers

    The New Cult Canon Heathers

    High school is murder.

    August 5, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • American History X

    The New Cult Canon American History X

    The compelling power of a drama about racism that never gets past black and white.

    July 22, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Delicatessen

    The New Cult Canon Delicatessen

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s first film reveals the roots of his mechanized whimsy.

    July 8, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • A Tale Of Two Sisters

    The New Cult Canon A Tale Of Two Sisters

    A Korean horror film simultaneously revels in and subverts the tropes of contemporary Asian ghost stories.

    June 24, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Starship Troopers

    The New Cult Canon Starship Troopers

    Paul Verhoeven’s science-fiction action movie is a subversive anti-war statement in disguise. Would you like to know more?

    June 10, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Sátántangó

    The New Cult Canon Sátántangó

    Climbing the Mt. Everest of modern filmmaking (and describing the view).

    May 27, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Mr. Brooks

    The New Cult Canon Mr. Brooks

    Kevin Costner's got a headful of bad ideas and they sound like William Hurt.

    May 13, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The Descent

    The New Cult Canon The Descent

    It’s a film about caves, feral sub-humans, and despair.

    April 29, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans

    The New Cult Canon Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans

    Werner Herzog didn't much want to remake Abel Ferrera's dark police procedural. His interests—and Nicolas Cage's—lay elsewhere. Way elsewhere.

    April 15, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Hard Boiled

    The New Cult Canon Hard Boiled

    Has the master of modern action been overshadowed by his pupils?

    April 1, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Glengarry Glen Ross

    The New Cult Canon Glengarry Glen Ross

    The importance of signing on the line which is dotted.

    March 18, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Serenity

    The New Cult Canon Serenity

    A Joss Whedon TV series gets a theatrical afterlife.

    March 4, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The House Of The Devil

    The New Cult Canon The House Of The Devil

    The greatest ’80s horror movie the ’80s never produced.

    February 25, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Synecdoche, New York

    The New Cult Canon Synecdoche, New York 

    The story of one becomes the story of many.

    February 18, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The Fall

    The New Cult Canon The Fall

    Was Tarsem’s long-in-the-works globe-spanning epic an act of genius or folly? Why not both?

    February 11, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Let The Right One In

    The New Cult Canon Let The Right One In

    A film about friendships and bloodletting.

    February 4, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Man Bites Dog

    The New Cult Canon Man Bites Dog

    Which came first: the killer or the camera?

    January 28, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Requiem For A Dream

    The New Cult Canon Requiem For A Dream

    Need... score... repeat. 

    January 21, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Zero Effect

    The New Cult Canon Zero Effect

    Sherlock Holmes has nothing on this smart modern reinvention.

    January 14, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Bottle Rocket

    The New Cult Canon Bottle Rocket

    Wes Anderson's debut follows some easily distracted men on a mission.

    January 7, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Bad Santa

    The New Cult Canon Bad Santa

    He doesn't want to wish you a Merry Christmas.

    December 17, 2009 | 12:14pm -

  • Army Of Darkness

    The New Cult Canon Army Of Darkness

    Some movies have rich subtexts. Others have heroes with chainsaws for arms.

    November 19, 2009 | 12:00am -

  • In The Company Of Men

    The New Cult Canon In The Company Of Men

    Neil LaBute's debut still maintains its power to shock.

    November 12, 2009 | 12:00pm -