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Top Five Cult Movies, ‘Bad Trip,’ and ‘The Empty Man’ With Adam Nayman

Plus, Emma Seligman on her first feature ‘Shiva Baby’

By Sean Fennessey and Adam Nayman
Ilze Kitshoff


Adam Nayman returns to the show to discuss the elusive nature of cult movies: What makes one qualify, and when and why does a movie officially earn cult status? Sean and Adam use two of their favorite recent movies, Netflix’s prank comedy Bad Trip and the impressive 2020 thriller The Empty Man, as a launch point before sharing their favorite cult movies of all time (0:15). Then Sean is joined by writer-director Emma Seligman to talk about her terrifically entertaining and terrifying first feature, Shiva Baby (1:01:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey
Guest: Adam Nayman, Emma Seligman

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