Podcast
The Cult Of...Matthew Lillard
The Cult Of... , hosted by me, Jesse Krempel is a movie history/review podcast that follows the entire filmography of a particular cult movie actor one film at a time. The first season of this show will cover the filmography of Matthew Lillard!
On each episode, I break down the figures of the film, give cultural context to the time of the movie release, talk about where the actor was in their own career/life, and break down the plot and themes of the film.
This show is, first and foremost, a celebration of these actors, because in my opinion, their participation in these films have really meant something to a lot of people, and I think that's important to do. I have no problem praising or critiquing a film, so if that's something you're interested, you've come to the right place!
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- Film History chart
- #100
- Episodes
- 7
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 55 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 2 weeks ago
Episodes
7 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 12 min
Scream (1996)
Season 1, Episode 6
Show notes
On today's episode of The Cult Of... Matthew Lillard, in honor of Scary Season, we just so happened to reach the movie that really launched Matthew Lillard's career into a different atmosphere, and it just so happened to also change the course of how teen horror would be viewed moving forward!!! You know, no big deal, I guess
This movie has it all!! Rolling hills! Linda Blair! Cute Outfits! Bizarrely Big Houses! Murder! Video Stores! and of course Pepsico Products!
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1 hr 7 min
Animal Room (1995)
Season 1, Episode 5
Show notes
On today's episode of The Cult Of... Matthew Lillard, we are heading down to the basement and we're going to get in a fight with hot gothic Matthew Lillard as we delve into this strange little movie from 1995, Animal Room!!! This movie is like if A Clockwork Orange was set in a high school in NJ, but you know, maybe not as good.
This movie has it all!! Carnival on a pier! Catherine Hicks! Slightly naked Matthew Lillard! The Misfits?
This is also an interesting movie to cover right before Scream because Matthew gets to be the big baddie in this one, so check it out on Vimeo and then come back and listen to the episode :)
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55 min
Hackers (1995)
Season 1, Episode 4
Show notes
On today's episode of The Cult Of... Matthew Lillard, we're heading over to neo-futuristic New York City where we're going to HACK THE PLANET as we look into the film, Hackers (1995).
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41 min
Tarantella (1995)
Season 1, Episode 3
Show notes
On today's episode of The Cult Of... Matthew Lillard, we're heading into deep indie NY/NYC cinema with a little known film from a female director called Tarantella (1995), Our boy Matt stars alongside a post Oscar win but pre Romy White Mira Sorvino and a host of other vaguely Italian/Italian American actors.
This film is all about family, loss, connection and generational trauma, but make it Italian, I guess!!
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42 min
Mad Love (1995)
Season 1, Episode 2
Show notes
On today’s episode of The Cult Of… Matthew Lillard, we’re heading on a road trip to Mexico with our wild and free girlfriend, and having some crazy adventures along the way, while we revisit the world of Mad Love (1995)
We’ve got Chris O’Donnell, Drew Barrymore, and our patron saint, Matthew in this film, and boy oh boy, it’s a movie, I guess
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1 hr 3 min
Serial Mom (1994)
Season 1, Episode 1
Show notes
"Chip, you know how I hate the brown word."
On this introductory episode of my new series, The Cult Of..., we are starting at the beginning of the filmography of one Matthew Lynn Lillard, and talking about a film shot in my own backyard of Baltimore, MD, and that is the HILARIOUS John Waters film, Serial Mom (1994)!!
This movie has everything! Flea markets! Horror movies! Gratuitous Fly Death! Camel Lips! Suzanne Sommers! and Matthew Lillard in a little ponytail. Let's gooooooo
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14 min
Introduction - The Cult Of...
Season 1
Show notes
On this introductory episode of my brand new podcast series, The Cult Of… I will be going over what this series is gonna be all about, and will be talking about our first inductee, Matthew Lillard!!
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