Danny Peary

Aguirre the Wrath of God

…. is both a landmark film and a magnificent social metaphor."[19]Danny Peary wrote, "To see Aguirre for the first time is to discover a genuine masterpiece. It is overwhelming, spellbinding; at first dreamlike, and then hallucinatory."[13]Roger Ebert has added it to his list of "Great Movies...

Cult Movies (book)

Cult Movies is a 1981 book by Danny Peary, consisting of a series of essays regarding what Peary described as the 100 most representative examples of the ...

Danny Peary

Danny Peary (born 1949) is an American film critic and sports writer. He has written and edited many books on cinema and sports-related topics.

Danny Peary

Danny Peary (born 1949) is an American film critic and sports writer. He has written many books on cinema and sports-related topics. ...

Super Bowl: The Game of Their Lives

Cult Movies: A Hundred Ways to Find the Reel Thing

Cult Movies 2

Shock Waves

Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans : Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro

The Perfect Season : Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year

Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans: Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro

Cult Movies : The Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird and the Wonderful

Cult Crime Movies: Discover the 35 Best Dark, Dangerous, Thrilling, and Noir Cinema Classics (Cult Movies)

Kiss Me, Deadly to Nightmare Alley to The Honeymoon Killers to The American Friend—any fan of crime films will tell you there’s a palpable excitement in living vicariously through the corrupt, seductive, and often downright evil characters that inhabit these shadowy worlds. In this collection of 35 ...

Alternate Oscars

A film critic presents his choices for who should have won the Oscars and did not, including Citizen Kane for Best Picture, listing the actual nominees and winners and explaining why the wrong person or picture is frequently honored.

Cult Movies: The Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird, and the Wonderful

Cult Movie Stars

They appeared in mysteries and slashers, horror and kung-fu films, science fiction and serials. Some, like Woody Allen and Lauren Bacall, moved on to fame and celebrity; some still conjure up fond images, and remain the favorites of a devoted few. Now film critic Peary puts the spotlight on 850 hero...

Cult Movies 2: Fifty More of the Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird, and the Wonderful

Listing fifty more favorite cult movies, CULT MOVIES 2 starts with "Altered States" and ends with "Zardoz", giving a sinopsis of the movie plot and including scene photos for most if not all titles. All movies listed include names of directors, producers, music, cinematography, screenplay, actors, e...

Cult Horror Movies: Discover the 33 Best Scary, Suspenseful, Gory, and Monstrous Cinema Classics (Cult Movies)

The Bride of Frankenstein to House of Wax to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to The Brood—horror is a beloved and multifaceted genre, with no two classics truly alike. And almost all of them—great and not-so-great—inspire the kind of passion that only cult films truly reach. In this collection of 33 es...

Cult Sci-Fi Movies: Discover the 10 Best Intergalactic, Astonishing, Far-Out, and Epic Cinema Classics

Cult Sci-Fi Movies is a collection of 10 essays that examine, dissect, defend, and exalt the greats of classic cult sci-fi films. Film geeks, cinema snobs, VHS collectors, and anyone else who likes their entertainment a little on the weird side will appreciate author Danny Peary’s in-depth approach ...

Cult Movies 3: 50 More of the Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird and the Wonderful

This is the thrid volume of "cult movies." Cult some times means a film before its time - or bad. Either way, this collection of films is a must for any film buff looking to expand their repertoire.