Category Archives: Cult Cinema

Monday Picks: ‘Robocop’

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday Pick is the 1987 Sci-fi action film Robocop, directed by master filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Flesh & Blood, Soldier of Orange, The Black Book). Peter Weller stars as slain police officer Alex Murphy who … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: Michael Mann’s ‘Manhunter’

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday pick is Manhunter (1986), Michael Mann’s film adaptation of Thomas Harris’s classic novel Red Dragon. The film stars William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Stephen Lang, and Tom Noonan. Manhunter is one of … Continue reading →

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Check This Out: Kevin Sorbo Kicks Ass in the Tongue-In-Cheek Comedy ‘Poolboy: Drowning Out The Fury’

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Matt Raub

In the past 20 years, Kevin Sorbo has become a pretty prominent name in the geek community, spanning over a few different subgenres. Of course, he got on the map by playing Hercules for 5 years straight, and then captaining … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘The Goonies’

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the adventure-comedy classic The Goonies (1985). Richard Donner (Superman I, II, Lethal Weapon series) and Steven Spielberg craft this cult classic, which has entertained countless fans for over twenty-five years. The Goonies centers around a group … Continue reading →

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Robert Rodriguez Take Trejo to Space With ‘Machete’ Sequel

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

Even though Robert Rodriguez has long been touting 2009’s Machete was the beginning of a trilogy of films, it was thought to be dead in the water due to the lackluster performance of the original. Now, Deadline is reporting that Rodriguez … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘John Carpenter’s Escape From New York’

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is yet another John Carpenter classic. Kurt Russell stars as the first ever action hero of the 1980s in Escape From New York (1981). After success with Halloween and the horror classic The Fog, Carpenter’s next project … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: John Carpenter’s ‘Assault on Precinct 13’

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the John Carpenter exploitation classic Assault on Precinct 13 that stars Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, and Carpenter regular Charles Cyphers. Before Carpenter hit it big two years later in 1978 with the critically acclaimed financial … Continue reading →

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Get A First Look at Space Nazis With The Trailer for ‘Iron Sky’

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Matt Raub

We’ve had some pretty interesting spec ideas come through the studio system in the past few years, from teenagers with telekenetic powers, to aliens living in the slums of Africa, and thieves that steal information from your dreams. All of … Continue reading →

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