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I Kill For Love: Kinji Fukasaku's Black Lizard (1968)
Simon Abrams returns to SH, dissecting the seminal queer smash that breathed new life to Fukasaku's career.
Simon Abrams
Mar 10, 202110 min read


Rent-A-Pal: A Cult Film For Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Preston makes his case for why this tale of analog loneliness should already be in our modern cult canon.
Preston Fassel
Mar 3, 202110 min read


Forgotten Gialli: Volume One
Jacob slips on his black gloves to prowl through Vinegar Syndrome's first volume of yellow murder mystery obscurities.
Jacob Knight
Feb 11, 20215 min read


Time Is Luck: The Tragic Romanticism of Michael Mann
Marten examines the one inevitable truth in Michael Mann's sprawling filmography.
Marten Carlson
Feb 10, 20217 min read


Shooting Blanks: Back In Action ('94) + Tough and Deadly ('95)
Jacob blows a bunch of shit up with two of the most underrated buddy actioners of all time.
Jacob Knight
Feb 4, 20218 min read


The Last Dragon: Michael Schultz & The Glow of '70s Black Cinema
Mike O'Brien places Michael Schultz and THE LAST DRAGON in the timeline of Black pop history.
Mike W. O'Brien
Feb 3, 202120 min read


Nothing Really Counts, Does It?: Cutter's Way (1981)
Travis Woods dives into the despair of Cutter's Way and wonders if anything we do really matters.
Travis Woods
Jan 28, 202116 min read


The Busted Flush: Darker Than Amber (1970)
Jacob runs down the sordid details of Travis McGee's only big screen outing to date.
Jacob Knight
Jan 26, 20218 min read


Death By 1000 Cuts: John Woo's Hard Target (1993)
Simon Abrams grew a greasy mullet to flex on John Woo and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Simon Abrams
Jan 21, 20219 min read


My Friend, Dolph Lundgren
Marten reveals his ultimate Secret Handsake: just mention Dolph.
Marten Carlson
Jan 19, 20218 min read


Radioactive Dreams: Six-String Samurai & Post Apocalyptic Cult Cinema
Jacob on Lance Mungia's hipster swordplay epic and the End of All Things.
Jacob Knight
Jan 14, 20217 min read


Field Guides To Evil: Suspiria (1977) and My Cult Cinema Journey
Brett Gallman uses sacred cult cinema texts to navigate memory lane.
Brett Gallman
Jan 12, 20217 min read


When I Was Alive: Rolling Thunder (1977)
In which Jacob teaches you to learn to love the rope.
Jacob Knight
Jan 7, 20219 min read


"Life's a Pain and God's a Sadist": Alan Ormsby's DERANGED (1974)
Anya Stanley dives into American desolation.
Anya Stanley
Jan 5, 202112 min read


An Invocation (Of Sorts)
Jacob welcomes you to the jungle. We've got punch and pie.
Jacob Knight
Jan 4, 20214 min read
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