We’re officially declaring September “Cult-O-Rama’s Millennial Month!”  As this new tradition dictates, we are legally bound during the month of September to bring you two contemporary cult films from the turn of the century. This year, we dove into the deep well of Y2K’s remake trend. New? Sure! Improved? Um… that’s up to you to decide.

The Wicker Man (2006) – Yes… the bees. Calling this one a remake of the 1973 film is generous, but it keeps the same loose structure: When police officer Edward (the one and only Nicolas Cage) travels to a remote island to locate a missing child, he counters a community marked by strange behavior. Everything else about this goes way off-book, so maybe we’ll call it a reimagining instead. However, this does imagine Nicolas Cage in a big bear suit, so we’re pretty certain you’ll enjoy the lack of balance.

House on Haunted Hill  (1999) – God, we love an ensemble cast of 90s stars in a blockbuster horror movie, and this one sure doesn’t disappoint. Geoffrey Rush is a sadistic rollercoaster tycoon offering a cash prize of $1 million to anyone who can stay in an abandoned hospital all night without running out screaming. The players include Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Peter Gallagher, and Chris Kattan. Do we really need to drop anymore names to convince you? Okay, we’ll stop (cough Lisa Loeb cameo cough)