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Ghosts of Mars lost money, and it didn't win too many critical fans when it was released.  Still, its Wikipedia page claims it "garnered a cult following." So is the movie really that bad? After all, it's a John Carpenter movie, a guy who is infamous for releasing movies that au…

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I covered House a few weeks ago and had so much fun I was back in for the sequel.But does House II live up to the fun of the original?Well, I'll be annoying and say, "listen to my episode to find out." I'm sorry to do that. It's kind of annoying when people write that. But …
A Chinese Ghost Story is said to be a beloved Hong Kong film, one that's lasted generations, especially for those born in the 1980s.And as a romantic adventure fantasy comedy film, it's easy to see a parallel between it and the West's The Princess Bride.But the actual films are not t…
I don't normally dip back into 1950s movies on Not Now in Theaters, but for the so-called "Beauty and the Beast of westerns," I was intrigued.Johnny Guitar looks like a classic western, but it's unlike the ones you would think of. A cult movie in its time, the film has a big fan…
Ride in the Whirlwind is a Criterion Classic film directed by Monte Hellman and written by Jack Nicholson.Filmed side-by-side with fellow low-budget Criterion Classic western The Shooting, the movie had a strong reception in France but was practically shelved and then relegated to TV in the United …
A Better Tomorrow II is best-known for its epic, stylish, bonkers end shootout. Ranked by many as one of the best ever shot, it lives up to the hype as among the very best, very bloodiest, very chic Hong Kong action heyday endings ever crafted.But the rest of the film is a chaotic mess. A movie lit…
John Boorman's Excalibur is still many film fans' go-to story of King Arthur. And it's a movie I love to stare at because it is simply gorgeous.A dark fantasy epic, its visual brilliance and story of light, might, and right continue to captivate filmmakers and audiences. Merlin is he…
Nemesis is a low-budget 1990s cyberpunk action film that, if you missed in its day, you got to check out now. With effects wizards from Terminator 2 and cult movie vets behind the camera, director Albert Pyun (Cyborg), cast, and crew stretched a limited budget into an action science-fiction film th…
American Yakuza is a straight-to-video film that may catch your eye because it stars the legendary Viggo Mortensen.In this episode, I explain that, even though I didn't like this film, it may be a good watch for aspiring writers and creatives. As an imitation of a heroic bloodshed film, there …
Is John Dies at the End a modern cult film?Director Don Coscarelli pulled magic from modest budgets with Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep. And in adapting David Wong's cosmic horror comedy novel John Dies at the End, well, he pulls up a lot of goo here.And whether you love all the stuff, the many man…
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