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

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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Adam Nayman is a film critic, teacher, and author based in Toronto; his book ‘The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together’ is available now from Abrams.

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