Scott Tobias's The New Cult Canon

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The idea behind The New Cult Canon is to take a fresh look at the new generation of cult movies that have sprung up in the last two decades, although some older movies are also included into the list. The list is authored by Scott Tobias.

[From 2008 to 2013, starting with Donnie Darko and ending with The Rapture, I wrote a column for The A.V. Club called The New Cult Canon, my homage to Danny Peary’s three Cult Movies books, which were a huge influence on my moviegoing habits as a young cinephile. My idea was to pick up where Peary’s last book left off, in 1987, and explore “The Classics, The Sleepers, The Weird and the Wonderful”—films that have inspired mad obsession since. With The Reveal, I finally have the opportunity to bring it back.]

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  1. 6 -

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 45 -

    Married to the Mob

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 58 -

    Neco z Alenky

    1988 — a.k.a. Alice, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 73 -

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 75 -

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 110 -

    Heathers

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 130 -

    Spoorloos

    1988 — a.k.a. The Vanishing, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 147 -

    Vampire's Kiss

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
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