(Age ratings… G: General audiences, PG: Parental guide suggested, PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned, R: Restricted, NC-17: No one 17 and under admitted)

 

Last time we talked about rom-coms because it was the season of love and friendship, but now it’s the season of new beginnings with the start of spring and art, with the international day of art, so in here, fresh and new,  I present to you a brand new countdown; a top 5 of cult films. You may ask, what do cult films have to do with new beginnings and art? Well, I think that they, for one, help demonstrate that art is subjective and never self-evident. And also, they open your mind to new things you might have never thought you would like. So, what are cult films? A cult film or cult classic is a movie that overtime has acquired a devoted following or a cult following. They also have troublesome production histories and failures. Pretty fun right? This countdown will give you some awesome cult classics that could become your new favorite movie. So as always, grab a comfy blanket, a snack and enjoy!

 

5. Clue (1985) PG

It’s not just a game…anymore. A once childhood game becomes a movie in Clue

1985. Six guests are invited to a mysterious dinner, everything seems to be fine until suddenly the mansion becomes a crime scene. Bright red blood has now stained the carpet and now everyone is a suspect. Can you find out who’s guilty before it ends?

 

4. Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) PG-13

We all know clowns, even killer clowns, but killer klowns from outer space? That's a new one. A small town is invaded by aliens that look like clowns. At first it’s all fun and games until they start killing people with clown-like artifacts, some of them even turning people into cotton candy! No one takes this threat seriously but a group of teenagers with an ice cream truck. Will they win and rescue their town? or will they become cotton candy?

 

3. The Craft (1996) R

Do you believe in magic? 1996’s The Craft follows the story of Sarah Bailey, a new girl in a new city. When entering a new school, Nancy Downs, Bonnie Rachel, and Rochelle, a trio of outcasts rumored to be witches, invite her to join them. They all seem to be into the occult and they discover that together, the four of them, have unstoppable power. Their magic seems to have no limits, they can conjure spells against those who bug them and even make their dream guy become obsessed with them. It all seems to be fun, after all, who wouldn’t like playing with a bit of magic? But then the consequences catch up…

 

2. Jennifer’s Body (2009) R

“Hell is a teenage girl” when Jennifer Check, played by Megan Fox, is sacrificed to the devil by an emo boy band, just when she comes back from death, she gains a mysterious appetite for human flesh, especially for teenage boys. Needy, her best friend, is the only one who knows about the killing rampage she is going through, so it’s up to her to stop Jennifer before she does something worse like eating her best friend's boyfriend. 

 

1. Hocus Pocus (1993) PG

We all know it, we all love it! A Halloween classic that once was a failure due to a bad first release time. Three hundred years ago a trio of witches were executed in Salem, now in 1993,  Max Dennison, a teenage boy from Salem tries to impress Allison by lighting a mysterious candle, what they don’t know is that when the mysterious candle is lit, it brings the three witches back to life. The witch sisters are hungry for revenge and must perform all their spells before sunrise so they can achieve immortality. Now Max, his little sister Dani, and Allison must save all the kids of the town from the witches' clutches. 

 

And that's all folks! Thanks for checking out yet another one of my countdowns. If you have any recommendations of what kind of movies I should talk about next time, let me know! Have a nice time watching these awesome flicks!