The New Cult Canon

  • The New Cult Canon May

    Lucky McKee’s tender horror film about a beguiling outsider was too dark for arthouses and too arty for horror fans, but it’s earned a well-deserved cult following.

    July 7, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The New Cult Canon Schizopolis

    By the mid-’90s Steven Soderbergh wasn’t sure why he wanted to make movies anymore. So he made a movie about it.

    June 16, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The New Cult Canon The Vanishing

    The face of evil looks deceptively dull in this unusual thriller.

    June 2, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The New Cult Canon Double Team

    Combine a stylish Hong Kong director, a moonlighting basketball star, and Jean-Claude Van Damme and what do you get? It’s kind of hard to tell.

    May 5, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The New Cult Canon Slither

    Slither had everything a monster movie needed and more. Was it the “more” that made it a tough sell?

    April 21, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Birdemic

    The New Cult Canon Birdemic: Shock And Terror

    When does incompetence become entertaining?

    April 7, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Highlander

    The New Cult Canon Highlander

    This combination of swordplay, rapid editing, and Queen songs struck a chord. Why?

    March 24, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Enter The Void

    The New Cult Canon Enter The Void

    Know what it’s like to be dead? Trippy.

    March 10, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

    The New Cult Canon Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

    Terry Gilliam takes on Hunter S. Thompson with predictably chaotic results.

    February 24, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • The Last Seduction

    The New Cult Canon The Last Seduction

    Film noir could only have come from a particular time. So why does it keep sticking around and finding new femmes fatale to embody its sinister allure?

    February 10, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Series 7: The Contenders

    The New Cult Canon Series 7: The Contenders

    When Survivor and “The Most Dangerous Game” collide.

    January 27, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Real Genius

    The New Cult Canon Real Genius

    The ’80s nerd cycle reaches its apex.

    January 13, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Point Break

    The New Cult Canon Point Break

    Kathryn Bigelow’s shallow action film succeeds by following The Way Of The Swayze.

    December 23, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Martyrs

    The New Cult Canon Martyrs

    Some movies dare you to watch them. But is this one worth the pain?

    December 9, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Session 9

    The New Cult Canon Session 9

    Want to make a scary movie? Step one: Find a terrifying location.

    November 24, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • 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 -