Tag: Cult Classic
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JACOBS LADDER
“Jacob’s Ladder” is a psychological horror film directed by Adrian Lyne and released in 1990. The film stars Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer, a Vietnam War veteran plagued by bizarre hallucinations and visions following his return to the United States. The film opens with Jacob working as a postal clerk in New York City, living…
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SWEET MOVIE
“Sweet Movie” is a controversial avant-garde film directed by Dusan Makavejev and released in 1974. The movie explores sex, politics, and human nature, using a nonlinear structure and a series of loosely connected vignettes. The film follows two main storylines. The first centers around a beautiful young woman named Miss Canada (played by Carole Laure),…
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THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH
“The Man Who Fell to Earth” is a 1976 science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring David Bowie in his first significant acting role. The film tells the story of Thomas Jerome Newton, an extraterrestrial who comes to Earth for water to save his drought-stricken planet. He quickly becomes a wealthy industrialist and uses…
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TWO-LANE BLACKTOP
“Two-Lane Blacktop,” a 1971 road movie directed by Monte Hellman and written by Rudy Wurlitzer. The film follows two drag racers, referred to only as The Driver and The Mechanic (played by musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson), traveling across the country in a souped-up 1955 Chevy racing car, looking for competition and avoiding any…
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ZABRISKIE POINT
“Zabriskie Point” is a counterculture film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and was released in 1970. Set against the backdrop of the late 1960s, the film explores the alienation and disillusionment of young Americans during the Vietnam War era. The story follows Mark (played by Mark Frechette), a disaffected college student who steals a small plane…
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VIRGIN WITCH
“Virgin Witch” is a British horror film released in 1972, directed by Ray Austin. The film follows the story of two sisters, Christine and Betty, who arrive in London seeking fame and fortune. They meet a photographer named Johnny, who lures them into a coven of witches led by the seductive Sybil. The sisters soon…
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COMING APART
“Coming Apart” is a 1969 American experimental drama film directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg and starring Rip Torn. The movie portrays the life of a psychiatrist named Dr. Hess, who records his thoughts and private interactions with his patients on a hidden camera, which he then watches obsessively in his private apartment. As the film…
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HOUSE
“House” is a cult classic horror-comedy film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and released in 1977. The movie follows a group of schoolgirls who travel to a countryside house to spend their summer vacation with their eccentric and mysterious aunt. However, as they arrive, strange and supernatural events begin to unfold, and the girls find themselves…
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