<div>In the tenth episode of my Cult Film microcast, I examine Paul Verhoeven's notorious Showgirls (1995), which failed with both critics and audiences on release, but which has since become a noteworthy cult movie. </div>

In the tenth episode of my Cult Film microcast, I examine Paul Verhoeven's notorious Showgirls (1995), which failed with both critics and audiences on release, but which has since become a noteworthy cult movie.

In the tenth episode of my Cult Film microcast, I examine Paul Verhoeven's notorious Showgirls (1995), which failed with both critics and audiences on release, but which has since become a noteworthy cult movie.&nbsp;

34: Newton Talks Cult Film Microcast #10 Showgirls

<div>In this podcast, James Newton discusses topics (mostly) related to cinema, television, and culture. His guests include filmmakers, artists, historians, and writers, and the podcast takes the form of unscripted discussions. 
 
The Cult Film Microcast series consists of very short discussions on a number of famous and sometimes obscure cult movies.  
 
 
James Newton is an academic and filmmaker. He is author of The Mad Max Effect (Bloomsbury, 2021) and The Anarchist Cinema (Intellect, 2019). As James Edward Newton, he is director of Black Lizard Tales (2020) and KATERNICA (2023). 
 
YouTube: @JamesNewtonCinema 
 
 
**All opinions expressed in this podcast are the opinions of James Newton and guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Kent. 
 
 
 
 
 

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In this podcast, James Newton discusses topics (mostly) related to cinema, television, and culture. His guests include filmmakers, artists, historians, and writers, and the podcast takes the form of unscripted discussions. The Cult Film Microcast series consists of very short discussions on a number of famous and sometimes obscure cult movies. James Newton is an academic and filmmaker. He is author of The Mad Max Effect (Bloomsbury, 2021) and The Anarchist Cinema (Intellect, 2019). As James Edward Newton, he is director of Black Lizard Tales (2020) and KATERNICA (2023). YouTube: @JamesNewtonCinema **All opinions expressed in this podcast are the opinions of James Newton and guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Kent.

In this podcast, James Newton discusses topics (mostly) related to cinema, television, and culture. His guests include filmmakers, artists, historians, and writers, and the podcast takes the form of unscripted discussions. 
 
The Cult Film Microcast series consists of very short discussions on a number of famous and sometimes obscure cult movies.&nbsp; 
 
 
James Newton is an academic and filmmaker. He is author of The Mad Max Effect (Bloomsbury, 2021) and The Anarchist Cinema (Intellect, 2019). As James Edward Newton, he is director of Black Lizard Tales (2020) and KATERNICA (2023). 
 
YouTube: @JamesNewtonCinema 
 
 
**All opinions expressed in this podcast are the opinions of James Newton and guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Kent.

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