Category: Greatest Cult Films
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time, #17: ‘Battle Royale’ brutal, funny and totally deserving of its legendary status
Battle Royale Directed by Kinji Fukasaku Screenplay by Kinji Fukasaku 2000, Japan A pre-title scroll, set to a classical thundering score, quickly establishes what seems to be a dystopian alternate-universe-Japan. The nation collapsed leaving 15 percent unemployed and 800,000 students … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time, #16: Lucio Fulci’s ‘The Beyond’ one of the finest of Italian genre cinema
The Beyond Directed by Lucio Fulci Screenplay by Dardano Sacchetti 1981, Italy Sometimes labeled “Fulci’s masterpiece”, The Beyond is loaded with more than enough graphic gore to please the most jaded genre enthusiast: We’re talking acid face-lifts, killer tarantulas. There … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time, #15: ‘The Wicker Man’ boasts one of the greatest endings of all time
Wicker Man Directed by Robin Hardy Screenplay by Anthony Shaffer 1974, UK There is no denying that this early ’70s British export cries-crosses genres as easily as it defies audience expectations; even today, for first time viewers. Robin Hardy’s The … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #14 ‘The Loved Ones’
The Loved Ones Directed by Sean Byrne Written by Sean Byrne 2009, Australia Some folks may think The Loved Ones is too new a film to place on the list of my favourite Cult films of all time, but the … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #13 ‘Slither’
Slither Directed by James Gunn Written by James Gunn 2006, USA Gross-out horror comedy is my guilty pleasure. Among the best are Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive, Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator, and James Gunn’s Slither. Essentially a pastiche of the zombie and … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #12 ‘Doom Generation’
Doom Generation Directed by Gregg Araki Written by Gregg Araki 1995, USA Gregg Araki’s highly stylized, vibrant dark comedy/road trip is still in many ways the very best of his “Teen Apocalypse Trilogy.” It’s often compared to Natural Born Killers, … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #11 ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Directed by Tobe Hooper Written by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper 1974, USA When someone hears the title The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, they might just pass it off as just another inane slasher flick, but in … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #10 Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs Directed By Quentin Tarantino Written By Quentin Tarantino 1992, USA What is left to say about the first outing for director/ writer Quentin Tarantino, a then 29-year-old product of the Sundance Institute’s Director’s Workshop? Along with the likes … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #9 ‘Coffy’
Coffy Directed by Jack Hill Screenplay by Jack Hill 1973, USA Jack Hill’s anti drug/vigilante movie film stands among one of the three best of the blaxploitation genre. The project originated when American International Pictures lost the rights to the … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #8 – Wes Craven’s ‘The Last House on the Left’
The Last House on the Left Directed by Wes Craven Screenplay by Wes Craven 1972, USA Much like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and I Spit On Your Grave, Last House on the Left is a prime example of the discrepancy … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #7 – ‘The Mack’
The Mack Directed by Michael Campos Screenplay by Max Julien, Richard Pryor & Robert J. Poole 1973, USA Set in Oakland, California, The Mack was the highest-grossing blaxploitation film of its time, and the story behind the making of the … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #6 – ‘Night Of The Creeps’
Night Of The Creeps Directed by Fred Dekker Screenplay by Fred Dekker 1986, USA The debut feature by writer/director Fred Dekker is notable as an earnest attempt at a B-movie and a throwback to the genre. Paying tribute to everything … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #5 – ‘The Warriors’
The Warriors Directed by Walter Hill Screenplay by David Shaber and Walter Hill 1979, USA Even if you haven’t seen The Warriors, you’ve most likely heard someone quote the film numerous times. Of all the many classic one liners spoken … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #4 – ‘Hardware’
Hardware Directed by Richard Stanley Written by Richard Stanley Uk / USA – 1990 Upon its initial release, Hardware was dismissed by most as a rip-off of The Terminator, but in fact, the film was actually inspired by a 2000 … [Read the Rest]
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films of All Time: #3 – ‘The Brother From Another Planet’
The Brother From Another Planet Directed by John Sayles Written by John Sayles USA, 1984 A black, mute extraterrestrial with three toes and a detachable eye, played by Joe Morton (Terminator 2 Judgment Day), crash lands in Harlem, and spends … [Read the Rest]
