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The American Astronaut (2001)B
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September 24, 2021

Boosting the signal of 2001’s cult space Western musical The American Astronaut

Twenty years on, Cory McAbee's singular cult film is nearly as impossible to find as it is to look away from.
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December 4, 2020

“Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults” puts a human face to Marshal Applewhite’s victims

HBO Max's latest docuseries about cults explores the people left behind by the infamous Jonestown mass suicide.
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June 8, 2020

You don’t know shit about “Showgirls” until you’ve seen “You Don’t Nomi”

Jeffrey McHale explores the circuitous route the NC-17 flop took from Razzie shame to midnight fame.
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August 3, 2019

Them That Follow Review: Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?

Despite its stellar cast, including Kaitlyn Dever and Olivia Colman, this indie cult drama slithers away from itself a bit too often.
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July 2, 2019

July’s Filmmaker of the Month: Quentin Tarantino

With his ninth film coming out this month, we look back on the indie titan and his deeply metatextual approach to cinema.
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June 25, 2019

Midsommar Review: Death and Grief in the Summer Sun

Ari Aster's followup to Hereditary is a sun-dappled nightmare that finds liberation amongst the flames.
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June 3, 2019

The Redemption of “Edge of Tomorrow”

Five years after its box office failure, a look back at what went wrong for Cruise's ambitious sci-fi action film and how the narrative has changed.
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May 31, 2019

Steve De Jarnatt on the Long, Apocalyptic Road to “Miracle Mile”‘s Cult Success

Welcome back to More of a Comment, Really…, a weekly interview podcast hosted by Clint Worthington! Every episode will feature interviews with actors, filmmakers, producers, and more, giving you the..
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April 1, 2019

Hall of Faces Minisode: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Recurring Characters (w/Danny Jolles)

Danny Jolles (George) joins us to talk about the wonderful recurring cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as it wraps up its final season this week on the CW.
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November 30, 2018

Twisted Pair Review: Neil Breen’s Latest Exercise in Baffling Anti-Cinema

The deeply strange Neil Breen returns with an even more deeply strange entry in his filmography of homespun, barely-coherent ‘psychological thrillers.’ This piece was originally..