CULT and CLASSIC Films
by Nate Wyckoff
CULT and CLASSIC Films is a weekly film podcast hosted by film Critic and Comedian Nate Wyckoff where two films--one mainstream and one cult--will be discussed side-by-side.So dust off your VCR (BetaMax allowed!) and get to listening about these forgotten film greats and flubs!See more on CULT and CLASSIC Podcast www.cultandclassicpodcast.com!
Episodes
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SSN12 EP01: AN INTERVIEW WITH "STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING" (2025) DIRECTOR CRAIG OUELLETTE & LEAD ACTOR BONNIE JEAN TYER!
In our Season 12 launch, we talk with Writer/Director Craig Ouellette and Star/Producer Bonnie Jean Tyer about their highly anticipated new romantic slasher STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING (2025)! So gear up to talk of love, gore, and so much more on this episode of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast!…
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A ROMANTIC REVISITING OF "EASY A" (2010)!
To celebrate the lovey-dovey season, we're setting our phasers on love and laughter with this revisiting of our chat about EASY A (2010)! EMILY STONE (she prefers we call her that rather than EMMA, and she asked nice!) stars in this teen comedy with wit and stars-a-plenty. When a little white lie...
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"ROMANTIC MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS!" - Get prepared to be lovey dovey with us!
As we slide painfully over the gravel of life in our times, let us provide you and your love with a bevy of film recommendations sure to set your loins on fire (and ignore that the world's on fire!) Whether it be popcorn romance, deep and heartfelt emotional journeys, or time-traveling J. K....
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"BIG SHARK" (2023) - NEW FILM BY TOMMY WISEAU (THE ROOM)!
It’s finally happened—the writer/director of THE ROOM, TOMMY WISEAU, has released another movie! And it’s GLORIOUS. Try and follow this: three boozing firefighters who all live together and wear cowboy clothes in New Orleans are tasked with saving the city from an enormous shark that attacks by...
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"THE VAMPIRE AND THE BALLERINA (1960) - PART 2 OF "VAMPIRES CAN DANCE!" DOUBLE FEATURE!
The highly anticipated Part 2 of our "Vampires Can Dance" is here with the Italian gothic dance flick THE VAMPIRE AND THE BALLERINA (1960)! This one's got all one expects from a gothic undead feature--dance parties, black leotards, and disfigured bipolar gentlemen who laugh at odd moments. In…
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"RED ONE" (2024) - Captain America and the Rock get Seasonal!
We're back with a Christmas-kick in the pants! That kick is delivered by two handsome hunks famous for being SHREDDED. We're talking DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON and CHRIS "CAPTAIN AMERICA" EVANS in the new Christmas family flick RED ONE (2024)! Does this AMAZON MGM-produced action comedy have the...
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"THE MONSTER'S CHRISTMAS" (1981)--"HO'RIFF'IC XMAS SPECIAL REBROADCAST!"
If you think you've got a break from holidays, we're here to dash your dreams with a dose of X-MAS INSANITY! To do that, we tackle the new RIFFTRAX version of the obscure NEW ZEALAND holiday film titled THE MONSTER'S CHRISTMAS (1981--not to be confused with the animated 1994 film of the same…
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"THANKSKILLING 3" (2012) - SHARE OUR HOLIDAY MADNESS!
We're bringing the holiday cheer with THANKSKILLING 3 (2012), writer/director JORDAN DOWNEY's follow-up to the low-brow comedy slasher THANKSKILLING (2008)! Will more gravy-flavored condoms be coming your way? Dad-face wearing turkey puppets? Nay, but there WILL be filthy rapping grandma puppets,...
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"VOTE! 2024" (AND NOT FOR TRUMP OR 3RD PARTY--HERE'S WHY...)
It's election time again here in the U.S., and it's an important one! Listen to this very serious message from host NATE WYCKOFF about why voting for KAMALA HARRIS is necessary for FILM LOVERS, GOOD FOLKS, and EQUITY FOR ALL OF US. Don't think this election can't hurt the things we love…
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"ABIGAIL" (2024) - PART 1 OF "VAMPIRES CAN DANCE!" DOUBLE FEATURE!
Part 1 of our double-feature dubbed "Vampires Can Dance" is the flick about the bloody dancin' diva of the year, ABIGAIL (2024)! Join us as we talk killer kids, questionable endings, and how pale Matthew Goode is! Oh, and there's some stuff about vampire ballerinas in there, too, on this episode…
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An Interview with Actor TOBIAS JELINEK! (Hocus Pocus, Stranger Things, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.!)
We have on the pod actor TOBIAS JELINEK, who we all know and love as long-haired bully extraordinaire "Jay" from the legendary Halloween favorite, HOCUS POCUS! "But wait!" you say. "Isn't that the handsome face from season 1 of STRANGER THINGS?" "No," another of you cry, "It's Capt. Luke from...
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"SHREK CRACK" (2024)--janice.click'S STIMULANT 2X FEATURE PT 2!
Could it be true? Could "SHREK CRACK" (2024) be the ultimate magnum opus from auteur JANICE.CLICK? If it is, we have nothing to complain about, because this flick is BATSH*T BONKERS! Nothing we imagined got anywhere close to the dingy, beautiful crazy that is SHREK CRACK, so what else can we say...
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"SQUATCH JUNKIES" (2023)--janice.click'S STIMULANT 2X FEATURE PT 1!
janice.click is back on their marvelous bullshit with a double-shot of new flicks exploding into your eyeballs and earballs! We talk SQUATCH JUNKIES (2023), the first film from janice.click written by someone else--in this case, actor SLADE SCHALK! With a cast featuring many returning click-ians,...
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"ATTACK OF THE SCARECROW FROM MARS" (2022) by JANICE.CLICK REVISITED!
Since we're gearing up for new a JANICE.CLICK double-feature hella soon, we revisit Janice's first feature-length movie, ATTACK OF THE SCARECROW FROM MARS (2022)! Are there murders? Are there aliens? Are their babies that get punched in the head? All that and so much more! It's time to "Butter…
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"ALIEN: ROMULUS" (2024) SPOILER-FREE & SPOILER REVIEWS!
We toss in our two cents with this review of ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024)! Horror and gore director Fede Álvarez (EVIL DEAD 2013) tosses his writer/director hat into the ALIEN-franchise ring with this much-awaited sequel in the long-running series. With shots (and plots) of prior ALIEN films crammed in,...
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"SEQUELS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALS!" Revisited!
It's time we revisit the time our esteemed panelists revealed what sequels they found better than the originals, and exactly what caused these unnatural happenings! CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast tackles sequels that outshine their predecessors, so get your fightin' gloves on to defend your…
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PRIMAL (2019) vs. JIU JITSU (2020) Revisited!
In this classic episode revisited, Nicolas Cage keeps the movies coming with these two recent cinematic fun-flicks! To start is the wild-animal/trapped-at-sea thriller PRIMAL from 2019, which we pair with the brand-spanking new martial arts/Predator genre-mashup JIU JITSU (2020) with TONY JAA!…
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VIDEODROME (1983) vs. TERRORVISION (1986) - Revisited!
This week, we revisit a favorite episode that warns us to “Turn off that idiot box!” We match DAVID CRONENBERG's body-horror hit VIDEODROME (1983) with TED NICOLAOU's satirical sci-fi horror flick TERRORVISION (1986)! Get ready for gruesome effects and drooling beasts, and don't sit so close to…
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EYE OF THE TIGER (1986) vs. THE GINGERDEAD MAN (2005) - Revisited!
This week, we return to our celebration of film and TV legend GARY BUSEY with this double-Busey bash! First up is 1986's stellar action romp EYE OF THE TIGER (1986)--and yes, the soundtrack is SURVIVOR-rific!--followed by Charles Band's cult favorite THE GINGERDEAD MAN (2005), where Busey voices…
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"IT'S ALIVE" (1974) vs. "PREVENGE" (2016) - A Baby Blues Double-Feature!
As temperatures rise and force us indoors, it's baby-makin' time! Perfect timing, as we're revisiting IT'S ALIVE (1974) from cult icon LARRY COHEN, followed by ALICE LOWE's piece of British brilliance PREVENGE (2016)! Filled with wit, satire, blood and murderous fetuses, it's time for a cinema...
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GHOST (1990) vs. TEEN WITCH (1989) Revisited!
We give a spoopy little nod to romance in this revisiting of our discussion on the OSCAR-WINNING film GHOST (1990) and the little-talked-about follow-up to TEEN WOLF, TEEN WITCH (1989)! In the first flick, we have legends like WHOOPI GOLDBERG, PATRICK SWAYZE, and DEMI MOORE challenging the…
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"POOR THINGS" (2023)--SEX EDUCATION WITH EMILY (EMMA) STONE! PT 2
We explore our bodies in part 2 of our "SEX EDUCATION WITH EMILY/EMMA STONE" double-feature! We talk POOR THINGS (2003), the film where Ms. Stone's character masturb8tes with an apple! Yes, it's weird, but what would you expect from the director of 2017's THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER? EMILY STONE...
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REVISITING: GOODNIGHT MOMMY (2014) vs. HEAD OF THE FAMILY (1996)!
Join us for a good old-fashioned revisiting family horror flicks! GOODNIGHT MOMMY (2014) is a harrowing tale of tense mother-child mistrust gone horribly wrong, which makes it the perfect companion piece to cult legend Charles Band's mutant-family melee, HEAD OF THE FAMILY (1996)! We keep it all…
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VINCENT CALVARESE MEMORIAL REBROADCAST : THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: HERO OF TIME (2009) vs. MEGAMAN (2010)
In honor of actor, LGBTQIA+ advocate, and poet VINCENT CALVARESE—a member of the CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS family—we are rebroadcasting a favorite, joyous episode: our “VIDEO GAME FAN FILM” pairing featuring the famed THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: HERO OF TIME (2009) and the lesser known and larger budgeted...
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"EASY A" (2010)--SEX EDUCATION WITH EMILY (EMMA) STONE! PT 1
We get hot and heavy with part 1 of our "SEX EDUCATION WITH EMILY/EMMA STONE" double-feature! EMILY STONE (she prefers we call her that rather than EMMA, and she asked nice!) stars in this teen comedy with wit and stars-a-plenty. When a little white lie has the whole school thinking quiet...
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"WHATCHA WATCHIN'?" SPECIAL EPISODE!
As the summer looms, film lovers turn to thoughts of TV and air-conditioned living rooms--and we're no different! On this special episode titled "WHATCHA WATCHIN'?" we talk the TV SHOWS, ANIME SERIES, and PODCASTS that are sapping our time and keeping us out of the sun! Consume media like a real...
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"JOIN US IN MOVIE BLISS!" - A SPECIAL MESSAGE!
Hello, Fiends of the Pod! Today's a special short episode where our intrepid and overworked host Nate Wyckoff tells you all about what we, Cult and Classic Films LLC, do as a film distributor and podcast dedicated to supporting independent filmmakers and you, our cherished film lovers! Like Nate...
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REVISITING EP35.5: "WHAT COMIC CHARACTERS NEED A CINEMATIC REBOOT?"
As the superhero movie trend shows signs of slowing as overly-formulaic flicks hit theaters again and again, it's time that we revisit our panel discussion about what comic characters deserve an honest-to-goodness reboot on the big (or even small) screen! Listen to us rant, rave, and argue our...
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REVIEWER'S CHOICE - GREG JOHNSON! "CARTOON ALL-STARS TO THE RESCUE" EP 84!
For our 5th and final entry into our "Reviewer's Choice" series, where our regular panelists pick episodes that they think deserve a relisten, we've got another choice from reviewer GREG JOHNSON! What's his pick for this episode? Why, it's the only flick to feature more animated guest cameos than...
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REVIEWER'S CHOICE - NATE WYCKOFF: PIC 2! "G-FORCE" (2009) vs "THE CROODS" (2013) EP 34!
Host Nate Wyckoff pics another "Reviewer's Choice" episode that deserves another listen, and it's a double-feature where NICOLAS CAGE gets ANIMATED! We tackle two vibrant family flicks where the legendary Cage gets the CGI treatment. First up is the Disney talking-animal feature G-FORCE (2009),...
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REVIEWER'S CHOICE - MANDY LONGLEY! "THE WARRIORS" (1979) vs "MOIST FURY" (2011) EP40!
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...
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REVIEWER'S CHOICE - NATE WYCKOFF! "THE BATMAN" (2022) EP 104!
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...
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REVIEWER'S CHOICE - GREG JOHNSON! "Shorts Celebration" EP 42!
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…
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"GATE 2: THE TRESSPASSERS" (1990)--LOOK OUT BELOW PT 2!
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...
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A LOOK BACK AT "YOUR PROTAGONIST SUCKS!" (SPECIAL EPISODE!)
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…
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"THANKFUL & HATEFUL MOVIE TRENDS SPECIAL" REVISITED!
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...
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"WITCHBOARD" (1986) REVIEW REVISITED! IN LOVING MEMORY OF TAWNY KITAEN
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...
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"TREMORS" (1990)--LOOK OUT BELOW PT 1!
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...
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"THE BEAST" (1988) vs. "TROMA'S WAR" (1988) REVISITED!
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...
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"SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW" (2021) Review REVISITED!
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...
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Special Interview with RICH WEXLER, FOUNDER of "Vintage Annals Archive!"
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…
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"THE DAY MY KID WENT PUNK" (1987) REVISITED! - "AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS" SPECIAL PART 2
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...
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"CARTOON ALL-STARS TO THE RESCUE" (1990) REVISITED! - "AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS" SPECIAL PART 1
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…
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"DARK RESURRECTION: A STAR WARS FAN FILM" (2007)--STAR WARS BUT NOT STAR WARS PT 2!
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…
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"REBEL MOON PART 1: A CHILD OF FIRE" (2023)--STAR WARS BUT NOT STAR WARS PT 1!
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...
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EP 187: REVISITING REVIEWS WITH MARY JO PEHL & BRIDGET NELSON OF MST3K AND RIFFTRAX!
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…
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"PORCO ROSSO" (1992) - STUDIO GHIBLI DOUBLE-SHOT REVISITED PT. 2!
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…
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"NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND" (1984) - STUDIO GHIBLI DOUBLE-SHOT REVISITED PT. 1!
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...
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"ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13" (1976) vs. "THE CHILDREN" (1980) REVISITED!
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...
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"HOLIDAY FAVE FLICKS & GIFT IDEAS WE LOVE!"
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...
About this show
CULT and CLASSIC Films is a weekly film podcast hosted by film Critic and Comedian Nate Wyckoff where two films--one mainstream and one cult--will be discussed side-by-side.So dust off your VCR (BetaMax allowed!) and get to listening about these forgotten film greats and flubs!See more on CULT and CLASSIC Podcast www.cultandclassicpodcast.com!
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