The New Cult Canon: 'Bacurau' ✦
Before 'The Secret Agent' got attention from the Oscars, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho offered a weirder, nastier story of community resistance.
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The New Cult Canon—17 posts
The New Cult Canon: ‘House of Tolerance’ ✦
Bertrand Bonello's bold portrait of a turn-of-the-century French brothel casts the oldest profession in a new light.
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The New Cult Canon: 'Sneakers' ✦
This surprisingly enduring '90s caper saw the future while channeling the progressive spirit of its legendary star.
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The New Cult Canon: ‘Spring Breakers’ ✦
Harmony Korine's day-glo provocation sends four restless college girls to a spring break party that never ends.
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The New Cult Canon: 'Crimson Peak'
After a couple of blockbusters, Guillermo del Toro cashed his chips on a period haunted house movie that's sumptuous, classical, and pleasingly deranged.
The New Cult Canon: 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil'
Life imitates art imitates life in a documentary about a real-life Canadian metal band with uncanny connections to a fictional rock and roll creation.