Almost Cult Classics
Join cinephiles Ryan and Joe as they dive into the making and history behind some of cinema's forgotten gems. From Hats Off Entertainment.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Movie Catch-up: The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Top Gun Maverick, Indiana Jones Trailer
On this episode we chat about Super Mario Bros., Top Gun Maverick, Star Wars & Indiana Jones news, plus Joe attends a horror movie convention and Ryan revisits American Psycho. Lots of ranting and ve…
Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino - Part 2
Here's our second part on Quentin Tarantino's Cinema Speculation! On this episode we chat about the second half of the book, which includes; Taxi Driver (1976), Rolling Thunder (1977), Paradise Alley…
Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino - Part 1
On our first ever book episode, we're talking about Quentin Tarantino's Cinema Speculation! The book is a love letter to the movies Quentin grew up watching in the 1970's. On the first part of this t…
Movie Catch-up 2/23
On this catch-up we're chatting about the movies/TV shows we watched in January & February, including: The Menu, Glass Onion, The Fabelmans, M3GAN, and The Last of Us. Ryan also returned to the movie…
Episode 27 - Harlem Nights (1989)
On this episode we check out Eddie Murphy's directorial debut with 1989's Harlem Nights! Murphy also wrote and stars in this ensemble gangster comedy that also features Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Dell…
Movie Catch-up 12/22
On this movie catch-up, we're chatting about all of the movies and shows we watched in December! We discuss newer releases; 3,000 Years of Longing, The Banshees of Inisherin, A Christmas Story Christ…
Patreon Exclusive: Sidetracks - Film School Stories (PREVIEW)
On this EXCLUSIVE Patreon bonus episode, we discuss two documentaries about making movies: American Movie & Overnight. The latter of which got us to talk about film school and some of our experiences…
Episode 26 - The Ref (1994)
On this year's holiday episode, we discuss a Christmas comedy called The Ref starring Judy Davis, Denis Leary, and Kevin Spacey, directed by the late Ted Demme.
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Movie Catch-up 10/22 & 11/22
On this month's movie catch-up, we chat about the movies we watched during the months of October and November, including; Halloween Kills, Hocus Pocus 2, Rob Zombie's assault of The Munsters, and Bar…
Episode 25 - Stay Tuned (1992)
It's big episode 25! We decided to celebrate by checking out our most frequently requested movie from listeners - 1992's Stay Tuned! This surreal dark comedy came from director Peter Hyams, whose fil…
Movie Catch-up 9/22
On this month's movie catch-up, we talk about movies we saw this September; Elvis, Licorice Pizza, Confess Fletch, I Love My Dad, Barbarian, House of the Dragon, AND the first 10 minutes of Rob Zomb…
Episode 24 - Frailty (2001)
On this episode we take a look at Bill Paxton's directorial debut with the horror/thriller Frailty (2001)!
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Movie Catch-up 8/22
The first installment of a monthly episode where we discuss some of the new(ish) movies that we saw as well as some old films we recently revisited!
On this episode we talk about Nope, The Unbearabl…
Episode 23 - Fierce Creatures (1997)
On this episode we look back at 1997's Fierce Creatures, a "spiritual successor" to 1988's A Fish Called Wanda! It stars John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, and Kevin Kline!
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Sidetracks - Other Silent Movies
Following our discussion on Silent Movie (1976), we wanted to profile some more acclaimed silent movies, including Harold Lloyd's Safety Last (1923), Buster Keaton's The General (1926), Charlie Chapl…
Patreon Exclusive: Robin Hood: Men in Tights (PREVIEW)
Here's a short preview of our new episode out exclusively on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/almostcultclassics! Supporters there get bonus episodes & discussions, polls to vote on our future episodes, …
Episode 22 - Silent Movie (1976)
Mel Brooks' Silent Movie from 1976! Part 1 of a planned two-part retrospective on Mel's films, this episode deals with the early films of his career; The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles…
Sidetracks - Our Favorite Comedy Westerns
On this episode, we talk about some of our favorite (and not so favorite) Comedy Western movies, including; The Kid Brother, Go West, My Little Chickadee, They Call Me Trinity/Trinity Is Still My Nam…
Episode 21 - A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
On what is sure to be a contensious episode, we discuss Seth MacFarlane's 2014 comedy "A Million Ways to Die in the West"! The movie was written and directed by Seth, and features Liam Neeson, Charli…
Episode 20 - Problem Child & Problem Child 2
On our first ever supersized double-feature, we discuss the chaos, confusion, and comedy of Problem Child (1990) and Problem Child 2 (1991).
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