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Ari Aster’s Eddington is basically pure insanity committed to film. A satirical “comedy” set to the back drop of 2020’s America. It manages to compassionately explore and savagely rip apart all political & social sides of many major ploitical & social events of 2020. The film explores & critiques; libertarianism, police corruption, covid lockdown restrictions, conspiracy theories, BLM, & white…

In this weeks episode our spotlight turns on Gentlemen Broncos a 2009 American comedy film written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. Starring Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge, and Sam Rockwell. The film is about a teenage author whose fantasy story is plagiarised by an established author. Why did it flop? Is it a future cult classic? Let us know in the…

In this week’s episode we look at Identity. This 2003 American slasher is directed by James Mangold, written by Michael Cooney, and stars John Cusack, John Hawkes, John C. McGinley, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, Pruitt Taylor Vince  and Rebecca De Mornay. https://cultfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Episode-134-Identity.mp3

As we’ve been away for a month, in this week’s episode we just have a general chat about all the TV and movies we’ve watched, including From Season 3, Black Doves, Super/Man, Nosferatu among many many others… https://cultfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Episode-133-06022025-20.20.mp3  

Cast away on a desert island with only a 10-year-old tablet for company. which five films would you download to take with you? Tonight, in Part Three of our Desert Island Downloads trilogy we ask that question to co-host Damian Hicks! https://cultfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Episode-132-Damian-.mp3

Cast away on a desert island with only a 10-year-old tablet for company. which five films would you download to take with you? Tonight, in Part Two of our Desert Island Downloads trilogy we ask that question to co-host Paul Hawkins! https://cultfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Episode-130.mp3

Cast away on a desert island with only a 10-year-old tablet for company. which five films would you download to take with you? Tonight, in Part One of our Desert Island Downloads trilogy we ask that question to co-host Brett Summers! https://cultfaction.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Episode-130.mp3

Norman Jewison’s 1975 dystopian sports thriller Rollerball goes under the spotlight this month. It stars James Caan, John Houseman, Pamela Hensley, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Shane Rimmer, Burt Kwoouk, Robert Ito, and Ralph Richardson. The screenplay was written by William Harrison (an adaption of his own short story “Roller Ball Murder” which had first appeared in the September 1973…

An early cinematic pioneer with an undeniably pervasive influence, Louis Feuillade made hundreds of films in a short career spanning only a few decades. Today, he is best remembered for his landmark serials Fantômas, Les Vampires, Judex and Tih Minh, four crime epics that have had an immeasurable impact on popular culture around the globe. The Masters of Cinema series is honoured to present these…

Elvira’s back and she’s fabulous! With her voluptuous figure, voluminous black hair and hilarious one-liners, the essence of camp oozes from her pores. Elvira’s Haunted Hills culls its outrageousness from the classic Vincent Price / Edgar Allan Poe / Roger Corman films of the early ’60s, along with a little Rocky Horror Picture Show and Fearless Vampire Killers. The tale begins in 1851, when…

The Broken Man’s history, spanning over a century and a half, is revealed at last. Michael Tenicek, Astro City’s most tragic survivor, hosts a support group for others like himself. And in between, we meet or re-meet heroes anLearn mored villains ranging from Jack-in-the-Box to Mister Manta to Kittyhawk, G-Dog and the Pet Patrol. Star creators KURT BUSIEK, BRENT ANDERSON, ALEX ROSS, and friends…

Don’t miss the eerie, bone-chilling and twisty thriller about how far we go to protect our darkest secrets, for fans of C.J. Tudor, Riley Sager and Cass Green. Secrets won’t stay in the dark forever… When young Kimberley Painter vanishes without a trace, her disappearance sends shockwaves through the local community. Nearly twenty years later, her bones are discovered in the shadowy woodlands…

The tenth film co-directed by Johnnie To (Running Out of Time) and Wai Ka-fai (Peace Hotel) following a string of collaborations that included comedies, romances, action films and historical epics, Running on Karmais a crime thriller with a distinctly Buddhist flare starring a titan of Hong Kong cinema in Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs). Big (Lau) was once a devoutly religious man, but turned away…

Conan the Barbarian enters a new creative phase as J.M. DeMatteis (Kraven’s Last Stand) debuts as series writer. He will take Conan to the magical city in the clouds, Mreead-Zza; return fan-favourites Jenna and Murilo to the supporting cast; and team with John Buscema on a set of stories pitting Conan against Eilaynia, Princess of Mist. Then, Marvel legend Gil Kane takes the artistic reins for an…

In Ultraman Arc Ep. 17: Demon Slicing Meteor Sword, the alien that appeared before Yuma and Shu is called Zangill, the space samurai. According to him, the “infernal dark shogun” kaiju from another dimension is sending kaiju into this world!? And just as he said, a kaiju army appears in the city! When Yuma and Zangill go against the kaiju, Ultraman Arc’s sword strikes!