Movie Reviews9.8/10
Amelia Vanek and the Book on the Doorstep
Jennifer Kent's 2014 debut The Babadook turned a $2 million Adelaide horror film into a cult classic about grief, motherhood and a pop-up book.
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Tag: cult classic
Practical Magic 2 Finally Knocks Spider-Man From Top of the Box Office
Practical Magic 2 topples Spider-Man from the box-office throne, yet its own fortunes seem dim despite a $30 million opening.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
Walter Mitty’s Daydreams Are the Whole Point, Not the Escape
Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty tells you to stop dreaming and start living — but its daydreams are the best part. Our review scores it 5.4/10.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Style Over Substance in Edgar Wright’s 2010 Cult Classic
Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs the World turns Toronto into a video game level and asks Michael Cera to fight seven exes, in a stylish but uneven 2010 film
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Nightcrawler: Dan Gilroy’s Sharp, Mean Debut
Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler (2014) stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom, a freelance crime photographer chasing violent footage across Los Angeles at night.
Movie Reviews7/10
Videodrome: Cronenberg’s Body-Horror Vision Still Transmits
Videodrome (1983): Cronenberg's body horror classic starring James Woods and Debbie Harry, its signal-that-gives-you-tumors plot, Genie Awards and box office.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Why Kid Icarus Endures Despite Its Cruel Design
Kid Icarus, Nintendo's 1986 cult classic platformer, reviewed: Pit's quest for the Three Sacred Treasures, five endings, and why its difficulty aged badly.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Blue Velvet at 40: David Lynch’s Divided, Durable Neo-Noir
David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) reviewed: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper and the severed ear that split critics and became a cult classic.
Movie Reviews8.9/10
Re-Animator at 41: Stuart Gordon’s 86-Minute Comedy of Death
Re-Animator (1985): Stuart Gordon turns Lovecraft into gory comedy. Jeffrey Combs, the reagent, the unrated cut, and why it still works at 8.9/10.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Evil Dead II: Sam Raimi’s Sequel That Survived a Flop and Came Out Sharper
Sam Raimi's Evil Dead II turns a haunted cabin into a comedy about a man fighting his own severed hand, and Bruce Campbell sells every minute of it.