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Timecop (1994): Almost a Cult Classic
What do you get when you hand Jean-Claude Van Damme a time machine? Ninety minutes of flying kicks, bad science, and a plot that folds in on itself faster than spacetime after a paradox. Timecop (1994) had everything it needed to become a cult classic, but somewhere between the sparks and the synth, it lost the plot.
The movie teases a smart idea about policing time travel, then dodges its own consequences. The result? A film that can kick down a door but can’t open one into deeper storytelling. Still, there’s charm in the chaos. Between the goofy science, solid effects, and Van Damme’s half-heroic, half-melancholic glare, Timecop remains one of those rare near misses, a movie that almost makes you believe it could have been legendary.
Johnny Mnemonic (1995): Almost a Cult Classic
What do you get when you mix an expensive courier with Keanu Reeves in the 90s? Ninety minutes of cyberpunk ambition slowly losing a fistfight with its own budget. Johnny Mnemonic was meant to be William Gibson’s big screen moment, but it looks more like a dress rehearsal for The Matrix where someone forgot to pay the lighting bill.
Instead of sleek noir paranoia, we get polygon VR, a cyber-preacher assassin, and a dolphin that feels more like a punchline than tragedy. It’s not a cult classic because it nailed cyberpunk; it’s Almost a Cult Classic because you can see the good movie straining to get out from under the rubble.
Moon 44 (1990): Almost a Cult Classic
Moon 44 is what happens when you blend Aliens, Top Gun, and Blade Runner in a blender, forget the lid, and call the mess "gritty sci-fi."
Outland (1981): Almost a Cult Classic
What can older stories tell us about modern storytelling?
Let’s look at the 1981 classic movie, Outland, and compare it to what it could have been.