It’s our third “REVIEWER’S CHOICE” episode and up on the chopping block is contributor MANDY LONGLEY's PICK: "THE WARRIORS" (1979) vs. "MOIST FURY" (2011)! We're taking the fight to the streets in this street gang double-feature! First at bat is WALTER HILL's iconic THE WARRIORS (1979). Batting clean-up is SOV auteur CHRIS SEAVER's girl-gang slugfe…

It’s another “REVIEWER’S CHOICE” episode, and this time it’s host NATE WYCKOFF’s pick! The choice entry locked and loaded is EP 104: "THE BATMAN" (2022) - A BRUTAL REVIEW! Did writer/director MATT REEVES believe in his project, or did he just see a rerun of SAW while listening to somebody's sad-girl cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit? Nate thinks the…

For our 200th Episode Celebration, we'll be playing 5 reviewers' favorite episodes EVER! First up is Critic GREG JOHNSON's pick, which is the hotly debated EP 42: "SHORTS CELEBRATION!" Included are the shorts CREATE YOUR KILLER (2019), McMURDERER (2021) by the infamous JANICE.CLICK, the live-action FUTURAMA fan-film FAN-0-RAMA (2016), and the semin…

We poke around underground and find GATE 2: THE TRESSPASSERS (1990)! An under-recognized sequel to 1987's cult favorite THE GATE, volume 2 follows returning character Terry, reprised by LOUIS TRIPP, and legendary voice actress PAMELA ADLON (of Bobby Hill fame!) Picking up the stop motion and practical effects management is RANDALL WILLIAM COOK (the…

We take a look back at our whine and cheez party, "Your Protagonist Sucks!" That means it's time to let loose on the Mary-Sues, the undeserved winners, and all those flat crappy protagonists that made you wince in the theater! CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast tackles the bad protagonist, and no trope is left undefiled! Listen: Wherever you get your p…

This week on the pod, we’re giving thanks for great strides forward in the movie biz! Oh, and we’re also ripping apart the failures of production companies to give us what we deserve, dammit! STOP MAKING EMPTY, SOULESS, HUSKS OF FILMS! Get the details on this episode of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast! Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cul…

In honor of the beautiful TAWNY KITAEN's passing, we're revisiting our review of her understated horror drama WITCHBOARD (1986)! As the first feature from writer/director KEVIN TENNEY (NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 1988), this movie has romance, alcoholism, a shower scene, and a psychotic spirit! Listen to find out why we love this flick on this episode of C…

Watch your step this week, as we're talking TREMORS (1990)! An early star vehicle for KEVIN BACON, with support from FRED WARD, MICHAEL GROSS, REBA McENTIRE, and VICTOR WONG, this flick is a creature feature of massive proportions! Giant underground worms of indeterminate origin plague a desert town, and it's all practical effects in this beloved m…

We revisit a classic episode this week, and it’s a good, ol’ fashioned WAR DOUBLE-FEATURE! To start, we get gritty with THE BEAST OF WAR (1988), aka THE BEAST, as a vengeful group of Afghani rebels hunt a lost Soviet tank unit! It's got JASON PATRIC from THE LOST BOYS! We pair this forgotten gem with the unmatched madness of TROMA'S WAR (1988), whe…

We revisit our review of SPIRAL (2021), aka SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW! Can CHRIS ROCK and SAMUEL L. JACKSON lay new tracks for JAMES WAN's former franchise to head into the future? Well, they did make another one, but the results are a mixed bag. We'll tell you what that means on this week's episode of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast! Listen: Whe…

We had the pleasure of chatting with RICH WEXLER, founder of @VINTAGEANNALSARCHIVE and host of the VINTAGE ANNALS ARCHIVE OUTSIDER Podcast! Don't miss out on our talk about why we love the weird, why creativity kicks a$$, and how supporting fellow artists matters (because IT DOES!) Listen wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/…

We continue our special about AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS with host Nate Wyckoff's favorite one, "THE DAY MY KID WENT PUNK" from 1987! Originating as the season 8, episode 7, entry into the long-running "ABC Afterschool Specials" series, the flick stars JAY UNDERWOOD as an earnest young man who leaves for a summer job and redefines himself as a makeup-fa…

The new school year has started, and for those of us slowly turning into old people, that always means AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS! Our first special has more animated guest cameos than WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, SPACE JAM 2, and WRECK-IT RALPH all put together! It's the very wild and very rare anti-drug special "CARTOON ALL-STARS TO THE RESCUE" (1990)! T…

We end our examination of movies that are "Star Wars but NOT Star Wars" with the Italian Star Wars Fan Film DARK RESURRECTION (2007)! This movie is Part One of a trilogy, and there's also a free eBook available for download that details another tale in the same future Star Wars Universe! This is an odd duck, taking place in a future after the fall …

ZACK SNYDER returns to divisive cinema with the release of his Star Wars fanfic film REBEL MOON PART 1: A CHILD OF FIRE (2023)! As one can expect with a Snyder movie, our reviewers are divided! Listen as we tell you exactly why this female-led, action-driven reimagining of AKIRA KUROSAWA's 1954 opus, SEVEN SAMURAI, is so polarizing! Listen: Whereve…

In honor of MARY JO PEHL’s new memoir, DUMB DUMB DUMB: MY MOTHER’S BOOK REVIEWS, it’s a special return to our famed episode with MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and RIFFTRAX comedians MARY JO PEHL (Ms. Forrester!) and BRIDGET NELSON (Mr. B Natural!) They join us as we talk SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER (1993) and THE POSITIVELY TRUE ADVENTURES OF A TEX…

In honor of the release of STUDIO GHIBLI's newest film, THE BOY AND THE HERON (2023), we're revisiting our discussion about HAYAO MIYAZAKI's joyful World War II fantasy, PORCO ROSSO (1992)! It's about a pig who's a pilot, sky-pirates, and LOVE! Join us for Part 2 of our "GHIBLI DOUBLE-SHOT" on this week's episode of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast! …

In honor of the release of THE BOY AND THE HERON, we're taking a look back at our STUDIO GHIBLI twofer of fantastic animated brilliance! First up, we talk about a HAYAO MIYAZAKI film that actually predates Studio Ghibli, NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (1984)! It's an epic fantasy in a strange world that will make fans of HEAVY METAL and FANTAST…

As we prepare to ring in the new year, we look back at this classic pair of new-year horrors! First up is JOHN CARPENTER's early action masterpiece ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (1976). We pair it with the nuclear killer-kids cult fave THE CHILDREN (1980)! It's a "New Year of Fear!" double bill in this episode of CULT and CLASSIC Films Podcast! Listen: Wh…

There's a wealth of holidays and a wealth of holiday flicks, and our panelists tell you which they return to each year! Hear our favorites, and rant at your speaker when you disagree! YOUR POWERS CANNOT REACH US! Oh, and we share some great and timeless gift ideas for your special folks (and your special self!) Listen: Wherever you get your podcast…

What, you may be asking, could we possibly follow up the brilliant and bloody COCAINE BEAR (2023) with? Rabid sheep? Cracked out raccoons? Sinister slugs? Nay, good fiends, we're tapping the new animal-slasher flick SLOTHERHOUSE (2023)! Delightful practical effects and film references abound in this mammal-run-amok slice of movie madness! Grab your…

On this special episode, we're taking a look back at our reviews of two 1980's cult favorites: MAKING CONTACT (1985) and WITCHBOARD (1986)! MAKING CONTACT is a horrifying kids' flick by ROLAND EMMERICH (GODZILLA 1998, INDEPENDENCE DAY 1996)! Combine a possessed ventriloquist's dummy and a kid in a coma, and you have family gold, right? We follow th…

We're wide awake and raring to go, and it's not because we're on drugs--that's the job of this week's movie, COCAINE BEAR (2023)! ELIZABETH BANKS directed this surprise joy, and gives more than the name implies (though there's a HELLUVA lot of that, too!) Get ready to enjoy mayhem, gore, and nature (plus one of RAY LIOTTA's final performances) in t…

This week on the pod, we’re giving thanks for great strides forward in the movie biz! Oh, and we’re also ripping apart the failures of production companies to give us what we deserve, dammit! STOP MAKING EMPTY, SOULESS, HUSKS OF FILMS! Get the details on this episode of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast! Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cul…

Part 2 of our Priests In Peril Double-Feature is here, and it's DINO-RIFIC! Yes, we're finally talking BRENDAN STEERE's genre-mashup THE VELOCIPASTOR (2018)! Not since MIAMI CONNECTION has there been such a satisfying comedy-ninja-action fest, and never has there been one with a human-hungry dinosaur! Don't miss out on this, because there's a reaso…

We're starting off the week right by revisiting our interview with burgeoning film icon PARKER LOVE BOWLING! Bowling joins us for a chat about outsider film, her new poetry book "RHODODENDRON, RHODODENDRON," and what it's like on a QUENTIN TARANTINO set! Listen now to find out "What Movie Gregory Peck Was Hottest In!" on this week's episode of CULT…

It's time for Part 1 of our "Priests in Peril" double-feature! Part 1 is the widely despised sequel, EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC (1977)! With an all-star cast and neither the original director or writer, what was initially intended by Warner Bros. as a quick cash grab turned into an expensive bomb! Are you ready to see an uncomfortably young LINDA BLA…

We continue the torment by tackling GLENN DANZIG's 2nd feature film, DEATH RIDER IN THE HOUSE OF VAMPIRES (2021)! Having screened across the country but as-of-yet unreleased to streaming or home video, we are but a handful of critics to have witnessed this vampire western and lived to tell the tale (as we're fairly certain most have died from a lac…

Oh, jeez, Rick--do we have to? Yes, Morty, we have to again watch GLENN DANZIG's 1st feature film, VEROTIKA (2019)! Called by many the horror film equivalent of TOMMY WISEAU's THE ROOM, this trainwreck anthology was so bizarre and off-putting, we just had to give it another go before we talk about Danzig's newest feature, which is coming up next ep…

We revisit our talk about the dangers of apartment living with CRITTERS 3 (1991) and *batteries not included (1987)! Critters 3 marks Leonardo DiCaprio's feature debut, and gives us the last great Critters film to date! Up against it is the forgotten Mick Garris-penned *batteries not included (1987), which follows alien robots as they seek to procr…

We continue talking ADAM THORN films with his 2017 demonic puppet flick, MOOPET PASTOR (2017)! Part of our first movie release, this horror comedy CANUXPLOITATION tale has cheap (and creative!) gore, murderous puppets, and the best Irish-accent/fake-mustache combo ever committed to film! Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfil…

Way back in early 2021, host Nate Wyckoff reviewed the no-budget sci-fi comedy ASSAULT ON THE SNAKEMEN (2020). Now that it's part of our first film release, it's time to see what our panel has to say about this bonkers CANUXPLOITATION hidden gem! Hint: it's divisive and hilarious! Crack open a new Molson's and dive in, aye! Listen: Wherever you get…

Join comedian and film critic Nate Wyckoff we revisit our famed interview with cult film legend DONALD FARMER (SHARK EXORCIST and DEMON QUEEN), the man Joe Bob Briggs called the "Exploitation cheapie meister . . . the one-man film industry of Tennessee!" Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/ Watch: youtube.com/@CULTAN…

This week, we give you the rundown of the biggest flicks in theaters right now! First up is the surprise hit BARBIE (2023) starring the always amazing MARGOT ROBBIE, RYAN GOSLING, and AMERICA FERRERA. We also talk the newest UNIVERSAL DRACULA flick, THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (2023), A24's horror entry TALK TO ME (2023), and the surprise dark c…

As our host battles everyone’s favorite pandemic virus, we revisit our double feature that reveals “ALIENS ROCK AMONG US!” Aliens are among us in this week's episode with 1993's CONEHEADS, directed by Steve Barron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990), and 1992's BAD CHANNELS, a heavy metal radio-romp by Ted Nicolaou (the Subspecies franchise)! Gear …

IT'S KAMEN RIDER TIME! Unless you're a registered otaku (you have to tell people that when you move to a new neighborhood), you might not be familiar with the long running Japanese hero franchise KAMEN RIDER (or MASKED RIDER). We'll change that as we talk KAMEN RIDER ZO (1993), a theater film ultimately cut down to play on television instead, Kamen…

If you're a 90's kid (okay, 90's forty-something), you'll be up-chucking nostalgia as we talk MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE (1995)! As the first Power Rangers project that was a 100% U.S. production, does it hold the camp flavor of the the television series? It certainly has the awesome practical effects, and we're going to talk about 'em…

We continue our pairing of classic films that inspired the Cult Movies we enjoy today with EAST OF EDEN (1955)! Adapted from the JOHN STEINBECK novel, this flick of family drama and violent outbursts was the first big role for JAMES DEAN, and boy did he cause a stir offscreen with his behavior! It also might be the only time you get to see BURL IVE…

While we love us some bonkers, low-brow, crazy cheap cult cinema, we here at CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS also know that it's important to respect our elders....elder's cinema, we mean! To that end, we talk director JOHN FORD's final CALVARY WESTERN entry, RIO GRANDE (1950)! Starring film darlings JOHN WAYNE and MAUREEN O'HARA, this beautiful late-era bl…

The time is finally here--CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS IS RELEASING MOVIES! To help us celebrate, we're returning to the world of our friend from the North, filmmaker ADAM THORN! Creator of TERRIBLEFEST.com (formerly RIOTATTHEMOVIES), Adam is a prolific ultra-low budget filmmaker and critic, having helmed such fine features as AMITYVILLE OUTHOUSE (2022),…

We're back with our reality show bullsh*t, this time with the black comedy DEATHROW GAMESHOW (1987)! Hailing from the same year as the thematically similar THE RUNNING MAN, this MARK PIRRO cheapie has wit, satire, and nudity! Did we mention it's about a gameshow called "Live or Die," where contestants do exactly that? (Mostly the latter!) "Oh No, W…

With writers on strike (SUPPORT THE WGA!), we look to what studios turned to during the last strike--REALITY SHOWS! We start with the STEPHEN KING adaptation and ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER vehicle THE RUNNING MAN (1987)! Featuring a metric ton of pro-wrestlers, sports stars, future governors, and MARIA CONCHITA ALONSO, this flick about gladiator matches…

If you think you've got a break from holidays, we're here to dash your dreams with a dose of X-MAS IN JULY! To do that, we tackle the new RIFFTRAX version of the obscure NEW ZEALAND holiday film titled THE MONSTER'S CHRISTMAS (1981)! It's chocked full of unintelligible mumbling and HORRIFYING monsters sure to give the hardiest of adults nightmares.…

Get ready for racing and fighting, Shaolin-style! Okay, maybe there's not really any Shaolin action, but CANNONBALL (1976) stars KUNG FU's very own DAVID CARRADINE! Beating the 1981 CANNONBALL RUN to theaters by 5 years, Carradine's vehicle (pun intended) trades the comedy focus for a more serious look at the world of illegal road trips! Not only i…

Start your engines, because it's time for racing flicks! We start out with a banger of a comedy, WILL FERRELL and ADAM McKAY's TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY (2006)! It's got icon GARY COLE, the lovely AMY ADAMS, the pretending-to-be French SACHA BARON COHEN, and the ever-delightful JOHN C. REILLY--you'll be hard-pressed to get bored o…

Pride is once again here in most of the U.S., and we're living! In honor of the great strides made by the LGBTQ+ community, we're revisiting our 2020 episode on RUPAUL's feature-length blaxploitation attempt STARRBOOTY (2007) and PEACHES (JOSHUA GRANNELL) CHRIST's horror sendup ALL ABOUT EVIL (2010)! Starring queer icons like ELVIRA, CANDICE CAYNE,…

Last week, we talked Jackie Chan, so it's only natural that this week we talk, uhh... Turkey? Yes, we're tackling our first TURKISH film, THE SWORD AND THE CLAW (1975)! Also known as both THE LIONMAN and KILIC ASLAN, this oddball feature is part TARZAN, part ROBIN HOOD, and part TURKISH STAR WARS (it even shares star Cüneyt Arkin!) Get ready to be …

In a terrible oversight, we realized we hadn't tackled a JACKIE CHAN film! We remedy that as we talk about the movie that started his runaway success in the U.S., RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (1995)! In this stunt-filled martial arts masterpiece by director STANLEY TONG (SUPERCOP 1 & 2), Jackie finds himself between two gangs and two women, the latter duo p…

We know times are tough out there, so we wanted to share with you the films and shows that bring us calm in the sea of madness that is life. We call them "comfort watches," and we're here to talk 'em up in detail! Whether it's Victorian childhoods, vampire action flicks, or Netflix and Youtube original content, there's something for everyone in thi…

We talk up one of the movies that inspired this very podcast: ROBOT JOX (1989)! Perhaps the finest film in FULL MOON FEATURES catalog, this sci-fi gem is directed by cult legend STUART GORDON (RE-ANIMATOR 1985) and co-written by science fiction novelist JOE HALDEMAN (THE FOREVER WAR novel)! Don't miss this all-out lovefest for a movie that deserves…