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.
The New Cult Canon: 'Holy Motors' ✦
After two flops and a 13-year absence, Leos Carax returned to the fray unbowed and gloriously unhinged.
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The New Cult Canon: 'Revenge'
With her feature debut, French director Coralie Fargeat re-worked the rape-revenge thriller on her own thrillingly stylized terms.