The New Cult Canon

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.

Jan 29 •

The New Cult Canon: 'Holy Motors'

After two flops and a 13-year absence, Leos Carax returned to the fray unbowed and gloriously unhinged.

Nov 6, 2024 •

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.

Jul 24, 2024 •

The New Cult Canon: 'Go'

With his 'Road House' remake hitting Amazon this week, it's a good time to look back on Doug Liman's superior twist on the 'Pulp Fiction' knock-off.

Mar 20, 2024 •

The New Cult Canon: 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'

Yorgos Lanthimos' dry black comedy turns a Greek myth about family sacrifice into potent modern allegory.

Nov 29, 2023 •

The New Cult Canon: 'Unfriended'

Through a conceit that confines the action to a teenage girl's monitor desktop, this horror film does its part to reinvent the medium for the masses.

Oct 25, 2023 •

The New Cult Canon: 'The Duke of Burgundy'

Peter Strickland's meticulously stylized kink connects erotic role-play to the negotiation of long-term relationships.

Aug 23, 2023 •

The New Cult Canon: ‘The Empty Man’

An unusual horror film taps into an of-the-moment sense of disconnection and confusion.

Jun 27, 2023 •

The New Cult Canon: 'Memories of Murder'

Bong Joon-ho's tonally daring procedural revisits South Korea's first serial murder case.

May 24, 2023 •

The New Cult Canon: 'Support the Girls'

Andrew Bujalski's comedy about a day-in-the-life of a boobs-and-brews "breastaurant" is one of the great modern films about American labor.

Apr 19, 2023 •

The New Cult Canon: 'Mandy'

Panos Cosmatos' hallucinogenic, retro-'80s revenge thriller offers the full Nicolas Cage experience.

Mar 8, 2023 •

The New Cult Canon: 'The Counselor'

After an eight-year absence, the series returns with a Cormac McCarthy-scripted crime thriller that philosophizes endlessly (and beautifully).

Nov 17, 2021 •

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