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Tango0130 Jun 2020 9:34 p.m. PST

…Christ makes for a damn fine cult movie

"The plot: Lots of people set out to make "cult" movies. Lots of people fail. As we've discussed before, there's no formula for making a cult film—all you can do is follow your own muse and hope you end up with something unusual and compelling enough that people are willing to make the trek out at midnight to hoot and holler at your creation alongside a bunch of other strangers. (It'll be interesting to see what the midnight movie circuit could look like in the post-coronavirus future.) When it works, there's nothing like the strange alchemy of entertainment and oddity that characterizes a beloved cult film—normally the idea of something being both populist and experimental is a contradiction in terms. But that's the magic of these movies: They make weirdness that plays to the cheap seats, fun and fascinating in equal measure…"
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