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The Cusack Cult Cast
by Spellabee Space
Dylan MR Davis and Lucas F, the #1 & #3 Cusack Cute boys, go through acclaimed actor John Cusack's entire filmography, one film at a time.
Episodes
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Pursuit (2022)
We'll we're here, 2022's Pursuit. As of the publishing of this episode, this is the last film in John Cusack's filmography. We originally started this podcast "About John Cusack" but in reality John was just a jumping off point for two best friends to meet up every week to talk about art and just...
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Never Grow Old (2019)
We are joined this week by one of our oldest movie buddies and spiritual 3rd mic, James. We have a great conversation about a surprisingly competent late stage John movie, Never Grow Old. A "revisionist western" (whatever that means) from 2019 starring Emile Hirsch and John Cusack. While it's...
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River Runs Red (2018)
Wow oh wow. Episode 80. Pretty swank. This episode we talk the true value of humans in a world soon to be filled with AI, fan art, and memes. We also talk about River Runs Red.
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Distorted (2018)
Oh boy, 2018's Distorted. It's a movie alright. Yep, there's a beginning, a middle, and an end. It's got a runtime of an hour and 26 minutes, you better believe it. People are acting in it, that's right. John is in it, Christina Ricci is in it. There's some other people, and guess what, they're...
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Singularity (2017)
We mainly talk about Cruelty Squad this episode. If for some sick reason you want to hear about the film skip to the 42ish minute mark.
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Blood Money (2017)
We're at the point in the pod where we are excited about a movie being bad in a "different" way then usual. Blood Money feels like a modern horror film in setup but plays out like every other VOD we've watched. However it features a perfectly executed performance from John on this one and a 90…
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Arsenal (2017)
We got another John Cusack and Nicholas Cage joint. It's about as good as you'd expect which is not at all. Spend some time with actors whose face you know from somewhere but you don't know their name as they play baseball and hang out at the arcade. And Cage has an insane fake nose. Some other...
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Cell (2016)
Cell is a zombie movie...with a message. Scared yet? Thought so. It also features John in a leading role with Samuel L. Jackson in yet another Stephen King adaptation. Is it as good as the last time this team paired up? No. But did we play a game before talking about it to lessen the blow? Yes.
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Chi-Raq (2015)
One of the more unique movies we've seen during the course of the experiment. Is Chi-Raq a good movie? Not particularly. Is it a singular mess of an experience? Yes absolutely.
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Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
Same movie, different year, but with less John. I think we have like 9 more to go?
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Dragon Blade (2015)
Dragon Blade is a fascinating piece of Eastern art featuring several famous actors from the West. The film is overall fun with a good nature to it. Jackie Chan brings a lot of heart to the film and John adds a welcomed charm.
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Reclaim (2014)
You'll never guess what we watched this week. A Video On Demand film where John plays a snarky bad guy and the main character is trying to save his daughter. But this time it's with a twist, it takes place in beautiful Puerto Rico and the daughter is adopted. Other than that we're just counting...
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Love and Mercy (2014)
Love and Mercy? Heroes and Villians? Ruroni Kenshin or Trigun? You be the judge. 2014's biopic about Brian Wilson is slightly convoluted but overall harmless film with some interesting behind the scene glimpse into the creative process of one of the greatest pop song writers of all time.
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The Prince (2014)
A movie so forgettable that we forgot the title of the movie as we were watching it. 2014's The Prince is an embarrassing power fantasy and not much more. And truthfully, I'm trying to remember what it was about a week later while writing this and I honest to god cannot remember. 13 more to go....
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Drive Hard (2014)
A bizarre viewing experience this week, 2014's Drive Hard is somehow charming in it's ability to subvert expectations, but also still at the whim of them which ultimately leads to it's downfall. But the film features two great performances from both John Cusack and Thomas Jane in an unexpected...
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Maps To The Stars (2014)
If this podcast was a map to getting good movies to watch it'd be the worst map of all time. However, this week we we're blessed with a special film, 2014's Maps To The Stars. Possibly the best film we've watched in the later half of John's career.
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The Bag Man (2014)
I'm going to own up here and I say that I goofed. I spaced on uploading the podcast and by doing that I pretty much forgot everything about this movie. John plays a trained hitman or something? There's some bad people doing bad things? I don't know, man.
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Adult World (2013)
Four grown men watching an IFC indie film from 2013 (which by the way is John's busiest year ever it seems) for high schoolers debating it's merits. It doesn't matter look at, it's what you see.
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Grand Piano (2013)
A truly pleasant and refreshing VOD Thriller. I don't think either of us would have ever thought we'd say that. Grand Piano is a hidden gem of a film and a joy to watch. We gotta savor these moments while we can.
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The Butler (2013)
Get ready for about 55 minutes of Newport News, Virginia talk and about 5 minutes of talking about 2013's The Butler. Another Lee Daniels' film that stars an all star cast, a very confusing timeline and a fake nose on John.
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The Numbers Station (2013)
We went into The Numbers Station dreading it, we left feeling nothing, which at this point is a win for us. An inoffensive VOD action flick which stars John punching the clock, doing his job and getting out. But it did bring about several interesting conversations and theoretical ideal "John…
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The Frozen Ground (2013)
When history looks back at this podcast, this will the episode that marked our downfall. 2013's The Frozen Ground is an all around bummer of a movie and it resulted in an all around bummer of an episode. This movie is bad for the world. Don't watch it, go outside.
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We Are Not Animals (2013)
Finally we get to talk real deal art house cinema!! Also will someone please go see the new Batman film with Dylan, I can't do it I'm...busy. Big ups to any international listener we've ever had.
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The Factory (2012)
2012's The Factory is a terrible movie. The boys found themselves questioning humanity at large after watching it.
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The Paperboy (2012)
Who's the paperboy you ask? Honestly, we don't know. Much like the rest of this movie we spent two hours watching Lee Daniel's The Paperboy scratching our heads trying to find some coherence, but instead we found a seeming parody of a 70's crime film, awkward family drama, and a terrifying...
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The Raven (2012)
This week we have a doozy for you. A thriller (?), horror (?), biopic (?) about the final days of Edgar Allen Poe where he tracks down a killer that uses his stories as inspiration. It's as baffling as it sounds. We are also happy to have Adam on this episode, check his twitter, big things are...
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Shanghai (2010)
What's your favorite ecology fact? Let us know at @spellabeespace on twitter. This week we watched Shanghai, a 2010 Neo-Noir Political Thriller made for China. But mainly we talk plants, humanity, and how we're all at the whim of nature in the end.
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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Happy New Year Everyone! Have you missed us in our absence? We're starting off the New Year right with an enjoyable (although very much of the time) buddy comedy, 2010's Hot Tub Time Machine. We recorded this awhile ago, but thankfully my commentary on Family Guy is just as insightful as ever....
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2012 (2009)
It's a rare treat when we get to talk about a film that we actually like on this podcast, it's an even rarer treat when we have declared fanatics of a specific film on to talk about said film. This week we had the opportunity to speak with Greg and Brian from the Mechanical Freak podcast to…
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Igor (2008)
Listen to this episode if you want to hear about D n' D, having a healthy relationship with gaming, and wholesome youtubers. If you want to learn about Igor just read the wiki page.
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War Inc. (2008)
In many ways 2008's War Inc should go down as an important film in the cannon of John. A satirical look at the early 2000's war on terror and corporate America that John co-wrote, produced, and starred in. How does the satire hold up? Depends on who ya ask, at the very least War Inc is a time...
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Summerhood (2008)
We've gone to a dark place this week and the worst part is knowing we've done this to ourselves. 2008's Summerhood is the tip of a psychologically dense and disturbing iceberg. Do you dare look beneath the surface with us?
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Martian Child (2007)
Sometimes a film takes you to places where you never thought you'd end up. The outer reaches of galaxies, strange lands, relationships you never thought possible. Or sometimes they push you and your best friends into a mad spiral where you don't know what is real and what is fake. Martian Child…
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1408 (2007)
We're joined by dear friend and Hollywood Elite James Trevor to talk about the surprisingly wonderful 1408. We get James' take on the Ronto Wrap, YouTubers, and other horror movies you should check out this holiday season. Follow James: https://twitter.com/jaamestrevor Twitch:...
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Grace Is Gone (2007)
We are now officially a Resident Evil podcast. Each week we are going to take a look at a different aspect of the Resident Evil franchise, the lore, the remakes, and things might even get a little controversial (Lucas likes RE7, Dylan likes RE4). Will cooler heads prevail? Tune in to find out ;)
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The Contract (2006)
We've reached the point in our journey where we are questioning why we began in the first place. If we are Sisyphus, when will we experience the ecstasy of the boulder rolling back down to where we started from? Only to joyously start the slog again? I'm looking forward to that day. But until…
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The Ice Harvest (2005)
This week we watched 2005's The Ice Harvest, a well casted Cohen Brothers clone. One of us enjoyed it, one of us did not. Place your bets now on who is who. We also get into celebrity as currency, rating systems, and Lil Bow Wow.
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Must Love Dogs (2005)
A divisive move from the Cusack Cute Boys. 2005's Must Love Dogs is a fairly standard Rom-Com of that era, but as you would expect this leads to larger conversations about media influence and how movies reflect our culture. I'm sure there's other stuff I just can't remember.
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Runaway Jury (2003)
If you love trivia than this episode is for you. Otherwise take in the "riveting" thriller from 2003 Runaway Jury. A glorified episode of Law and Order based on a John Grisham novel. We watched it, we talked about it, we did our job.
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The Jack Bull (1999)
No, you read that right. 1999. Listen, we've prided ourselves in the past on how through we are when it comes to this podcast. We watch every movie in order. But hey, sometimes you miss a TV movie. We're sorry. Carelessness aside, I think we were both pleasantly surprised with 1999's The Jack…
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Identity (2003)
Identity, we all have one. But some of us. . . .don't. Some of us have more than one. Ya ever think about that? Scary. This episode we talk aging, the artistic process, and the residents. We also talk about 2003's Identity. It's a movie alright. Intro Song: Vines-2 by Lucas Fisher Outro Song:...
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Adaptation (2002)
We recorded two episodes in one day, we're a serious podcast now. Starting off this double feature is 2002's Adaptation. A surprisingly divisive movie for the Cusack Cuties. Listen to hear our thoughts.
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Max (2002)
Max (2002), a baffling movie that proposes maybe people wouldn't do bad things if their art career took off. We didn't have a ton to say about it so we decided to do a retrospective Top 10 of the movies we have seen thus far. Do we pick pretty much the same movies? Listen to find out.
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Serendipity (2001)
We have a new member of the family this week, our friend Noah. A talented artist, a fantastic poster, he helps us dissect the stupid fate of 2001's Serendipity. LISTEN TO NOAH'S ALBUM (IT'S VERY GOOD, THIS IS NOT A LIE): https://mtpleasure.bandcamp.com/releases Also follow Noah on twitter...
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America's Sweethearts (2001)
We are joined by Adam and Tyler on this one to talk about America's Sweethearts, a movie that wraps all of us in a blanket of familiar mediocrity that is early 2000's cinema. And despite us forgetting during the show, we made a Side 1 Track 1 playlist: Spotify:...
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High Fidelity (2000)
The movie that essentially started this whole mess for Lucas and Dylan, 2000's High Fidelity. A movie we've both grown with and grown out of, but still a special movie for us and we're so happy to move past it.
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Being John Malkovich (1999)
We are joined this week with our friend @disc0p to talk about 1999's Being John Malkovich. One of those few movies you see as a teenager and still holds up as you grow older. We talk Charlie Kaufman, Classic Rock, and so much more. See Pierre completely demolish Warzone and spin records here:...
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Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Sure, we're reviewing 1999's Cradle Will Rock with @strugglinguncle this week. But more importantly we're squashing beef. I can't remember much about the film, but it has to do with labor and theater. Listen to the new track from friends of the pod producer JAKE and Chase:...
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Pushing Tin (1999)
This week we are joined by our friends Greg (@SailPilled) and Bryan (@brian_noname) from the excellent Mechanical Freak podcast to talk about one of the most insane movies we've covered on this podcast, Pushing Tin. A movie so emotionally draining, so all over the place that the only logical...
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The Thin Red Line (1998)
If you're lookin' for laughs you've come to the wrong pod. We're getting serious this episode. It's not everyday that we get an actually good movie, and we're not talkin' "good-because-our-brains-are-broken-good". Like actually good. Really good. This week we watched The Thin Red Line, just one…
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Dylan MR Davis and Lucas F, the #1 & #3 Cusack Cute boys, go through acclaimed actor John Cusack's entire filmography, one film at a time.
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