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John Dies at the End (2012): Slackers Saving the Universe
Episode 82
Is John Dies at the End a modern cult film?
Director Don Coscarelli pulled magic from modest budgets with Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep. And in adapting D…
2 months, 1 week ago
Prospect (2018): More Sci-fi Fans Should See This
Episode 81
Prospect is a bit of a space western and a definite science-fiction thriller.
The film started as a crowdfunded short and, when it attracted attention…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Death of Stalin (2017): the British Mockery that Angered Russia
Episode 80
The Death of Stalin is Armando Ianucci's satire of the true paranoia of life under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
The controversial film has won plenty …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Top Five Films I Wish Got Made [Side Reels]
Episode 79
The film industry is full of unrealized promising projects that, for whatever reason, fail to launch.
In this episode of side reels, I'm discussing my…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
House (1985): Horror Comedy Mansion Hijinks
Episode 78
Why do Cult Film Fans Love the Horror Comedy blend of House?
House started out as a straight horror film but was molded into a comedy.
A bonkers movie …
3 months ago
Drive (1997): Where Has this Action Film Been All My Life?
Episode 77
Drive (1997) blends Hong Kong action inspired sequences with American "buddy" humor.
Drive (1997) wasn't a movie you could go see at the box office, u…
3 months, 1 week ago
Bone Tomahawk (2015): The Horror Rescue Western Nightmare
Episode 76
How does Bone Tomahawk blend the western and horror genres together?
S. Craig Zahler's Bone Tomahawk is, like a throwback cult classic, a low-budget f…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Dark Star (1974): John Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon's Science Fiction Comedy
Episode 75
Why was Dark Star so important to science-fiction films to come?
Dark Star began as a student film project by then-USC Students John Carpenter (Hallow…
4 months ago
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The Mist (2007): Two Problems With the Ending [Side Reels]
Episode 74
The ending to The Mist shocked audiences.
The Mist has a notoriously difficult ending. Still, there are audiences who love it, including its original …
4 months ago
Hard Boiled (1992): Action Madness On and Off Camera
Episode 73
How was Hard Boiled crazy on and off the screen?
John Woo's Hard Boiled is considered by many to be one of the best action films of all time and possi…
4 months, 1 week ago