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From the elusive transcendental logic of Mulholland Drive, to Showgirls’ sly satirical embrace of exploitation and excess, to the assumption in Southland Tales that its audience has already read the six-volume source material, some films are simply more “cruel” on their audiences than others. So, please, lie back and let The Cultists be your guides through the paralyzing and perplexing void of arthouse, experimental, avant-garde, "cult,” and otherwise just generally weird WTF cinema.Because some films just beg to be annotated. Twitter/Insta: @CinemaOfCruelty Reddit: /r/CinemaOfCruelty
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Signup to Generate a PitchFrom the elusive transcendental logic of Mulholland Drive, to Showgirls’ sly satirical embrace of exploitation and excess, to the assumption in Southland Tales that its audience has already read the six-volume source material, some films are simply more “cruel” on their audiences than others.
Cinema of Cruelty (Movies for Masochists) is hosted by The Cultists. The show has published 73 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "THE NINTH GATE (1999), There is no Hell, There is only Toledo." (11 September 2025, 253 minutes), "TWILIGHT(2008) - Some Like It Cold." (11 September 2025, 179 minutes), and "BLUE VELVET (1986), Get Behind Me, Oedipus!" (11 September 2025, 167 minutes).
Cinema of Cruelty (Movies for Masochists) publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 168 minutes across 73 episodes.
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Episode #70
<p> *NEW!* On this episodes annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Roman Polanski’s The Ninth Gate (1999). A slow and cozy burn of paranoia through warm-lit and dusty streets, The Ninth Gate tells that classic tale...
Cinema of Cruelty (Movies for Masochists)
<p>**REPOST** On this week's annotated deep-dive, The Cultists present Catherine Hardwick's wondrously absurd adaptation of Twilight (2008). The tale of a self-loathing undead stalker who has been stuck repeating high...
Episode #50
<p>**REPOST** For our one year anniversary episode, The Cultists present David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet’ (1986). Yet another film that was met with a mixture of confusion, repulsion, and awe upon its release into the center...
Episode #68
<p>**REPOST** On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Baz Lurman’s 90s frenetic teen angst extravaganza, Romeo + Juliet (1996). Known for his kinetic color-fueled explosions of images and sound...
Episode #14
<p>**REPOST** On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists Present Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar’ (2019). </p><p>The horror genre has long been a place of shadows. And yet, what happens when those horrors are brought into...
Episode #51
<p>**REPOST** On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists continue to present Stanley Kubrick’s final film Eyes Wide Shut (1999). </p><p><br></p><p>***THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO PART EPISODE***</p><p><br></p><p>Deep...
Episode #72
<p>The Cultists are back! And in honor of The Resurrection, on this week’s annotated deep-dive, The Cutlists Present Ivan Reitman’s Ghostbusters (1984). A humble little film of grandiose origins (including a writer born...
Episode #71
<p>On this week's five-by-five bonus interlude, London and Benji each present 5 recommendations for films with a color in the title. </p>
Episode #70
<p>On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Baz Luhrmann’s 90s frenetic teen angst extravaganza, Romeo + Juliet (1996). Known for his kinetic color-fueled explosions of images and sound, Luhrmann's...
Episode #70
<p>On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Bernardo Bertolucci’s 'The Dreamers' (2003). Known for his “hot house” cinema, in which characters are crammed into isolated intimate spaces until they burst...
Episode #69
<p>On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Cameron Crowe’s “indie” millennial LowFi-SciFi flick ‘Vanilla Sky’ (2001). The self described American “pop song” remake of the 1997 Spanish film, Open Your...
Episode #68
<p>On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Bill Lustig’s controversial killer classic 'Maniac' (1980). Initially pitched as "Jaws but on land," Maniac tells the tale of Frank Zito, our man-about-town...
Episode #67
<p>On this week's annotated deep dive, The Cultists present 'Urban Legend' (1998). A classic tale of a disgruntled heartbroken serial killer who seeks vengeance by re-enacting even more classic tales of contemporary...
Episode #66
<p>On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists present David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ (1984). A byproduct of nearly two decades of active studio efforts to bring to the big screen, the 1984 highly anticipated “picture event”...
Episode #65
<p>On this week's annotated deep dive, The Cultists present the Universal Studios Hollywood Horror Classic, 'Frankenstein' (1931). Helmed by the great James Whale, this first installment of a legacy of undying gems...
Episode #64
<p>This week on our annotated deep dive, The Cultists Present 'Tales from the Darkside - The Movie' (1990). The year was 1983 when George Romero, inspired by the EC comics of the 1950s such as "The Vault" and "Tales...
Episode #63
<p>On this week’s annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Terrence Malick’s ‘Knight of Cups’ (2015). Often regarded as a particularly “tough watch” (even by those who enjoy the film), Cups is a slow and mangled feast...
Episode #61
<p>On this week's annotated deep-dive, The Cultists present Catherine Hardwick's wondrously absurd adaptation of Twilight (2008). </p> <p>The tale of a self-loathing undead stalker who has been stuck repeating high...
Episode #60
<p>On this week's annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Panos Cosmatos's 'Mandy' (2018). The anticipated (mostly unrelated) follow-up to Cosmatos's first cult film, Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010), Mandy hit the...
Episode #59
<p>On this week's annotated deep dive, The Cultists present Kenneth Branagh's 'Murder on the Orient Express' (2017). The technically ambitious 65 mm adaptation of Agatha Christie's murder mystery classic, MoOE tells the...
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