Not as much a movie as an experience, 2001: A Space Odyssey is nevertheless a supreme achievement. Continue reading “2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, UK/USA)”
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, UK/USA)
Escape from New York (1981)
ATTENTION. You are now entering Manhattan Island Prison. Continue reading “Escape from New York (1981)”
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
🎵 Repooo! Repooo! Out of the dark, from the mist comes a film. Pray it never fills your screen. It’ll rip your eyeballs straight from their socket and leave your ears bleeding. Repooo! Repooo!🎵 Continue reading “Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)”
The Omega Man (1971)
Charlton Heston is the last, the final, The Omega Man.
Moon (2009, UK/USA)
Not since Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth, have we been so captivated by a performer on the screen alone. Continue reading “Moon (2009, UK/USA)”
Repo Man (1984)
While the life of a repo man may be intense, it’s also hilarious.
Zontar, The Thing From Venus (1966)
A rip off of a Corman film? You’ve got to be kidding us… Continue reading “Zontar, The Thing From Venus (1966)”
Back to the Future (1985)
A flick about time travel and incestual lust that also happens to be an all-time family-friendly classic?! Great Scott!
Robocop (1987)
America is ruled by callous corporations who decide crime must be cut out (so profits can grow). Continue reading “Robocop (1987)”
Alien (1979)
A blue-collar spaceship picks up an odd signal. Upon investigation, the crew finds a wrecked alien ship and a sea of slimy eggs. After the eye-opening hatching of one of the little fellas, and they decide to get the hell out of Dodge. But it is far too late.
Alien is a masterful melding of sci-fi and horror. The alien is as grotesque as it is intimidating and one of the best-designed creatures ever (kudos to H.R. Giger). The rest of the designs are equally impressive. Combine all of this with Ridley Scott’s penchant for visual storytelling, and you have a film that changed both sci-fi and horror (for the better).
Final report. Alien is still a harrowing experience and a voyage to space that all cultists must endure. This is your Cult Caretakers, signing off.
Directed by Ridley Scott.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto.
117 Minutes – Rated R