To the students at Harrington High, the principal and her posse of teachers have always been a little odd, but lately they've been behaving positively alien. Controlled by otherworldly parasites, the faculty try to infect students one by one. Cheerleader Delilah (Jordana Brewster), football player Stan (Shawn Hatosy), drug dealer Zeke (Josh Hartnett) and new girl Marybeth (Laura Harris) team up with some of their other classmates to fight back against the invaders. Director: Robert Rodriguez Cas...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary. Director: Richard Curtis Hosts: Cameron Jones, J...
Dec 23, 2021•56 min
When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home. Direc...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr
When their plans for an exotic vacation fall apart, unmarried couple Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) must spend Christmas Day trudging around to a quartet of family get-togethers. While Brad counts the hours till he can escape the onslaught of crazy relatives, Kate begins to wonder about her own choices and ponders whether her family members are so crazy after all. Director: Seth Gordon Casts: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Kirstin Chenoweth, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Sis...
Dec 10, 2021•52 min
A magical board game unleashes a world of adventure on siblings Peter (Bradley Pierce) and Judy Shepherd (Kirsten Dunst). While exploring an old mansion, the youngsters find a curious, jungle-themed game called Jumanji in the attic. When they start playing, they free Alan Parrish (Robin Williams), who's been stuck in the game's inner world for decades. If they win Jumanji, the kids can free Alan for good -- but that means braving giant bugs, ill-mannered monkeys and even stampeding rhinos! Direc...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 10 min
No adults believe three youths' (Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke, Sam Lerner) assertion that a neighboring residence is a living creature that means them harm. With Halloween approaching, the trio must find a way to destroy the structure before innocent trick-or-treaters meet ghastly ends. Director: Gil Kenan Casts: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jon Heder, Jason Lee, Nick Cannon, Catherine O'Hara, Kevin James, Fred Willard, Kathleen Turner Hosts: Jordan...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr
Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack (Kevin Bacon), Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor) and Ned (Mark Nelson) -- pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they're slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent. Director:...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather's estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfather's experiments with the help of servants Igor (Marty Feldman), Inga (Teri Garr) and the fearsome Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman). After he creates his own monster (Peter Boyle), new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor's fiancée, Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn). Di...
Oct 15, 2021•49 min
Wes Craven re-invented and revitalised the slasher-horror genre with this modern horror classic, which manages to be funny, clever and scary, as a fright-masked knife maniac stalks high-school students in middle-class suburbia. Craven is happy to provide both tension and self-parody as the body count mounts - but the victims aren't always the ones you'd expect. Director: Wes Craven Casts: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowen, Drew Barrymore, Jamie Kennedy, Da...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 5 min
A troubled high school student becomes convinced he is living next door to a wanted serial killer. Struggling to come to terms with the death of his father, the teen lands himself in hot water after a fight with a teacher and is put under house arrest. During his domestic confinement, he begins to spy on his mysterious neighbor, believing him to be a murderous psychopath on the run from the authorities. Director: D.J. Caruso Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Sara Roemer, David Morse, Aaron Yoo, Carrie-Anne Mo...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 6 min
The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there's one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure -- everyone in the wildly dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect. Now, Blanc must sift through a web of lies and red herrings to uncover the truth. Director: Rian Johnson Cast: Ana De Armas, chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Toni Collette, Katherine Langford, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, LaKeith St...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts 5-year-old Julian (Dylan Sprouse), (Cole Sprouse) to impress her. She's not impressed ... and he can't return the kid. Uh-oh for Sonny! Director: Dennis Dugan Casts: Adam Sandler, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Joey Lauren Adams, Leslie Mann Hosts: M...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min
A widowed farmer, with a brave but brutal military past, decides not to join up when the British arrive in 1776. However, when his son enlists and is later captured by the enemy, the former soldier must abandon his new-found pacifist principles in order to rescue his oldest child, and forms a regiment of Carolina patriots, whose guerrilla tactics prove pivotal to the US war effort. Director: Roland Emmerich Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nuss...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 14 min
After a wish turns 12-year-old Josh Baskin (David Moscow) into a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks), he heads to New York City and gets a low-level job at MacMillen Toy Company. A chance encounter with the owner (Robert Loggia) of the company leads to a promotion testing new toys. Soon a fellow employee, Susan Lawrence (Elizabeth Perkins), takes a romantic interest in Josh. However, the pressure of living as an adult begins to overwhelm him, and he longs to return to his simple, former life as a boy. D...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 18 min
This week, the Cult Classics Podcast talks about the 1989 Tom Hanks hidden gem, “The Burbs”. Settling in for some time off in his suburban home, Ray Peterson's (Tom Hanks) vacation becomes a horror when the Klopeks, a suspiciously odd family, move in down the block. Enlisting the aid of his paranoid buddy, Art (Rick Ducommun), and his militia-man neighbor, Rumsfield (Bruce Dern), Ray sends his son and wife (Carrie Fisher) away on a trip while he investigates the Klopeks. When a neighbor disappea...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall). Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty) spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino (Jon Lovitz) and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) on their way to fame. Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell co-star as two of the sisters' teammates. Director: Pe...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Tim Burton made a movie about Martians! Director: Tim Burton Casts: Jack Nicholson, Glen Close, Annette Benning, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown Hosts: Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle, Jordan Jones
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison dram film directed starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to submit to the system. The film, set in the early 1950s, is based on Don Pearce's 1965 Cool Hand Luke. Director: Stuart Rosenberg Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle...
Feb 25, 2021•59 min
After a run-in with the law, Haley Graham ( Missy Peregrym ) is forced to return to the world from which she fled some years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman ( Jeff Bridges ), Haley's rebellious attitude gives way to something that just might be called team spirit. Director: Jessica Bendinger Cast: Missy Peregrym, Jeff Bridges Hosts: Makr Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones...
Feb 18, 2021•56 min
A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph. Director: Jan de Bont Cast: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Dennis Hopper Hosts: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve. When he and his young son, Charlie, finish St. Nick's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole where Scott learns that he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed Santa Claus. Director: John Pasquin Cast: Tim Allen, Eric Lloyd, Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold, David Kurmholtz Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle...
Dec 21, 2020•58 min
The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve. Director: Brian Henson Cast: Michael Cain, Kermit The Frog, Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat, Miss Piggy Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle
Dec 21, 2020•58 min
An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Directed by John McTiernan Cast: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson Host: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min
While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with -- a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer. Director: Roger Kumble Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle
Dec 04, 2020•56 min
A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. Director: Shawn Levy Cast: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle
Nov 24, 2020•58 min
Cage plays Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian and amateur cryptologist searching for a lost treasure of precious metals, jewelry, artwork, and other artifacts that was accumulated into a huge stockpile and eventually hidden by American Freemasons during the American Revolutionary War. A coded map on the back of the Declaration of Independence points to the location of the "national treasure", but Gates is not alone in his quest. Whoever can steal the Declaration and decode it first will find t...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min
During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone (Robert De Niro) and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him. Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 18 min
We end out our Halloween schedule with one of the most popular Disney Original Movies off all time. in Halloweentown a young girl living with her good-witch grandmother (Debbie Reynolds) learns she too is a witch, she must help her grandmother save Halloweentown from evil forces. Stay to the end for our must watch movies/tv shows to watch in October. Director: Duwayne Dunham Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Judith Hoag, Joey Zimmerman, Phillip Van Dyke, Emily Roeske Hosts: Mark Nussle, ...
Oct 28, 2020•59 min
It's October, so we rolled out the red carpet to discuss one of the most iconic horror characters of all time. The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers whose parents were responsible for his untimely death. Director: West Craven Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Johnny Depp, John Saxon, Ronne Blakley Host: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min
In this week's spooky episode we discuss Laika Studios stop motion animated film Paranorman. Norman is a misunderstood boy who takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. This movie sets itself apart from other children's movies, not only because of its stunning animation, but also in the way it handles it's more mature themes. Stay till the end and hear us discuss our favorite use of stop motion animation in tv/film. Directors: Chris Butler, Sam Fell Cast...
Oct 12, 2020•52 min
