The Cusack Cult Cast

Dylan MR Davis and Lucas F, the #1 & #3 Cusack Cute boys, go through acclaimed actor John Cusack's entire filmography, one film at a time.

Pursuit (2022) 09/24/2022

Pursuit (2022) We'll we're here, 2022's Pursuit. As of the publishing of this episode, this is the last film in John Cusack's filmography. We originally started this podcast "About John Cusack" but in reality John was just a jumping off point for two best friends to meet up every week to talk about art and just hang out. At times the process was a slog, but never for a minute did it stop being fun. This podcast is by no means a "success" in the traditional sense. We're still nobodies toiling away at our art, but I think this podcast is a reminder of the only skill either of us have and that's our weird sense of seeing something through to the end, even if there are no immediate rewards visible. We're in it for love. We always have been, always will. Spellabee Forever. Keep your heart in it. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/24477678

Never Grow Old (2019) 09/09/2022

Never Grow Old (2019) We are joined this week by one of our oldest movie buddies and spiritual 3rd mic, James. We have a great conversation about a surprisingly competent late stage John movie, Never Grow Old. A "revisionist western" (whatever that means) from 2019 starring Emile Hirsch and John Cusack. While it's thematically muddy, there is some real-deal filmmaking here and we're happy we got to share the experience with our friend. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/24318429

River Runs Red (2018) 08/25/2022

River Runs Red (2018) Wow oh wow. Episode 80. Pretty swank. This episode we talk the true value of humans in a world soon to be filled with AI, fan art, and memes. We also talk about River Runs Red. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/24169038

Distorted (2018) 08/04/2022

Distorted (2018) Oh boy, 2018's Distorted. It's a movie alright. Yep, there's a beginning, a middle, and an end. It's got a runtime of an hour and 26 minutes, you better believe it. People are acting in it, that's right. John is in it, Christina Ricci is in it. There's some other people, and guess what, they're talking. And it's all on screen. Three more. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23964033

Singularity (2017) 07/21/2022

Singularity (2017) We mainly talk about Cruelty Squad this episode. If for some sick reason you want to hear about the film skip to the 42ish minute mark. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23818382

Blood Money (2017) 07/15/2022

Blood Money (2017) We're at the point in the pod where we are excited about a movie being bad in a "different" way then usual. Blood Money feels like a modern horror film in setup but plays out like every other VOD we've watched. However it features a perfectly executed performance from John on this one and a 90 min runtime which is all we can ask for at this point. We also get into music and the creative process at the beginning. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23757713

Arsenal (2017) 07/03/2022

Arsenal (2017) We got another John Cusack and Nicholas Cage joint. It's about as good as you'd expect which is not at all. Spend some time with actors whose face you know from somewhere but you don't know their name as they play baseball and hang out at the arcade. And Cage has an insane fake nose. Some other stuff happens but you know the deal, I forget what happens in these things the second we're done recording. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23616599

Cell (2016) 06/21/2022

Cell (2016) Cell is a zombie movie...with a message. Scared yet? Thought so. It also features John in a leading role with Samuel L. Jackson in yet another Stephen King adaptation. Is it as good as the last time this team paired up? No. But did we play a game before talking about it to lessen the blow? Yes. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23501558

Chi-Raq (2015) 06/06/2022

Chi-Raq (2015) One of the more unique movies we've seen during the course of the experiment. Is Chi-Raq a good movie? Not particularly. Is it a singular mess of an experience? Yes absolutely. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23346659

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) 06/01/2022

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) Same movie, different year, but with less John. I think we have like 9 more to go? /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23296700

Dragon Blade (2015) 05/25/2022

Dragon Blade (2015) Dragon Blade is a fascinating piece of Eastern art featuring several famous actors from the West. The film is overall fun with a good nature to it. Jackie Chan brings a lot of heart to the film and John adds a welcomed charm. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23220644

Reclaim (2014) 05/12/2022

Reclaim (2014) You'll never guess what we watched this week. A Video On Demand film where John plays a snarky bad guy and the main character is trying to save his daughter. But this time it's with a twist, it takes place in beautiful Puerto Rico and the daughter is adopted. Other than that we're just counting down the weeks. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23093978

Love and Mercy (2014) 05/05/2022

Love and Mercy (2014) Love and Mercy? Heroes and Villians? Ruroni Kenshin or Trigun? You be the judge. 2014's biopic about Brian Wilson is slightly convoluted but overall harmless film with some interesting behind the scene glimpse into the creative process of one of the greatest pop song writers of all time. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/23012435

The Prince (2014) 05/02/2022

The Prince (2014) A movie so forgettable that we forgot the title of the movie as we were watching it. 2014's The Prince is an embarrassing power fantasy and not much more. And truthfully, I'm trying to remember what it was about a week later while writing this and I honest to god cannot remember. 13 more to go. EDIT: There's some sound issues from 27min-30min, sorry about that. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22975220

Drive Hard (2014) 04/21/2022

Drive Hard (2014) A bizarre viewing experience this week, 2014's Drive Hard is somehow charming in it's ability to subvert expectations, but also still at the whim of them which ultimately leads to it's downfall. But the film features two great performances from both John Cusack and Thomas Jane in an unexpected buddy action film. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22872533

Maps To The Stars (2014) 04/16/2022

Maps To The Stars (2014) If this podcast was a map to getting good movies to watch it'd be the worst map of all time. However, this week we we're blessed with a special film, 2014's Maps To The Stars. Possibly the best film we've watched in the later half of John's career. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22810532

The Bag Man (2014) 04/08/2022

The Bag Man (2014) I'm going to own up here and I say that I goofed. I spaced on uploading the podcast and by doing that I pretty much forgot everything about this movie. John plays a trained hitman or something? There's some bad people doing bad things? I don't know, man. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22725398

Adult World (2013) 03/25/2022

Adult World (2013) Four grown men watching an IFC indie film from 2013 (which by the way is John's busiest year ever it seems) for high schoolers debating it's merits. It doesn't matter look at, it's what you see. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22575242

Grand Piano (2013) 03/18/2022

Grand Piano (2013) A truly pleasant and refreshing VOD Thriller. I don't think either of us would have ever thought we'd say that. Grand Piano is a hidden gem of a film and a joy to watch. We gotta savor these moments while we can. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22487642

The Butler (2013) 03/09/2022

The Butler (2013) Get ready for about 55 minutes of Newport News, Virginia talk and about 5 minutes of talking about 2013's The Butler. Another Lee Daniels' film that stars an all star cast, a very confusing timeline and a fake nose on John. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22387472

The Numbers Station (2013) 02/28/2022

The Numbers Station (2013) We went into The Numbers Station dreading it, we left feeling nothing, which at this point is a win for us. An inoffensive VOD action flick which stars John punching the clock, doing his job and getting out. But it did bring about several interesting conversations and theoretical ideal "John Cusack roles". /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22277390

The Frozen Ground (2013) 02/18/2022

The Frozen Ground (2013) When history looks back at this podcast, this will the episode that marked our downfall. 2013's The Frozen Ground is an all around bummer of a movie and it resulted in an all around bummer of an episode. This movie is bad for the world. Don't watch it, go outside. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22178183

We Are Not Animals (2013) 02/15/2022

We Are Not Animals (2013) Finally we get to talk real deal art house cinema!! Also will someone please go see the new Batman film with Dylan, I can't do it I'm...busy. Big ups to any international listener we've ever had. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22134605

The Factory (2012) 02/06/2022

The Factory (2012) 2012's The Factory is a terrible movie. The boys found themselves questioning humanity at large after watching it. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/22036766

The Paperboy (2012) 01/27/2022

The Paperboy (2012) Who's the paperboy you ask? Honestly, we don't know. Much like the rest of this movie we spent two hours watching Lee Daniel's The Paperboy scratching our heads trying to find some coherence, but instead we found a seeming parody of a 70's crime film, awkward family drama, and a terrifying performance from John Cusack. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/21912305

The Raven (2012) 01/22/2022

The Raven (2012) This week we have a doozy for you. A thriller (?), horror (?), biopic (?) about the final days of Edgar Allen Poe where he tracks down a killer that uses his stories as inspiration. It's as baffling as it sounds. We are also happy to have Adam on this episode, check his twitter, big things are coming: https://twitter.com/strugglinguncle /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/21856160

Shanghai (2010) 01/14/2022

Shanghai (2010) What's your favorite ecology fact? Let us know at @spellabeespace on twitter. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/21773141

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) 01/07/2022

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) Happy New Year Everyone! Have you missed us in our absence? We're starting off the New Year right with an enjoyable (although very much of the time) buddy comedy, 2010's Hot Tub Time Machine. We recorded this awhile ago, but thankfully my commentary on Family Guy is just as insightful as ever. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/21710399

2012 (2009) 12/07/2021

2012 (2009) It's a rare treat when we get to talk about a movie that we actually like on this podcast, it's an even rarer treat when we have declared fanatics of a specific film on to talk about said film. This week we had the opportunity to talk with Greg and Brian from the Mechanical Freak podcast to talk about the ever prescient "2012". Roland Emmerich's epic tale of the end of the world as we know it and what lessons are to be learned from it. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/21412877

Igor (2008) 11/29/2021

Igor (2008) Listen to this episode if you want to hear about D n' D, having a healthy relationship with gaming, and wholesome youtubers. If you want to learn about Igor just read the wiki page. /episode/index/show/cusackcultcast/id/21306530

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