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Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri calls Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice a wildly violent, stylishly chaotic action-comedy now on Hulu, featuring Vince Vaughn in a dual role and a time-travel twist. While the tonal shifts aren’t perfectly cohesive, the film’s zippy banter, inventive set-pieces, and a climactic shootout suggest strong midnight-movie/cult-potential for the right crowd.
City Winery in New York marked the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s 50th anniversary with a midnight screening that drew fans in inventive costumes, tributes to Rocky and Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a shadow cast performing scenes on stage, and audience callbacks and Time Warp dance on a rainy NYC night.
Tim Curry reflected on 50 years of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' during a special screening at the Academy Museum, highlighting its message of self-expression and its significance to LGBTQ audiences, while also discussing his career and health challenges following a stroke.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show celebrates its 50th anniversary with ongoing midnight screenings that foster community, self-discovery, and LGBTQ+ pride, despite some modern criticisms of its outdated content. The film's tradition of audience participation and its role as a space for outsiders to find belonging remain central to its enduring popularity.
"Showgirls" star Elizabeth Berkley expressed gratitude to fans at a special screening of the cult classic, thanking them for their enduring support despite the film's initial critical and box office failure. Reflecting on the backlash she faced, Berkley shared her appreciation for the film's embrace by audiences, particularly the LGBTQ community, and expressed her heartfelt thanks to the Academy Museum for recognizing the movie. She also reminisced about the joy of making the film and acknowledged its impact on her life, while playfully referencing her character's iconic dance moves during the event.
"Teeth," a gory musical based on the cult horror film, explores themes of faith, shame, and sexual violence through provocative high-mindedness and low satire, featuring catchy pop-rock tunes with sharp, smutty rhymes. The show, a collaboration between Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs, presents a parable set in a paternalistic faith community where men believe in restoring male dominance, leading to dismemberment and bloody amputated penises, offering a mix of unexpected, contrarian, and maximalist elements that may not blend into a satisfying whole.
The cult sci-fi film Starship Troopers is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, thanks to the release of the video game Helldivers 2, which draws on similar themes. Both the film and the game depict chaotic wars against insectoid aliens and explore themes of militarism, propaganda, and xenophobia. Helldivers 2's success has led to increased interest in Starship Troopers, with the film's viewership and online rankings rising considerably. This unique connection between a video game and a three-decade-old film is sparking renewed discussion and may lead to a resurgence in the film's reputation as one of the best sci-fi movies of all time.