We’re turning back the clocks alllll the way to the year 2022 to present Damien Chazelle’s feverish epic Babylon as the latest entry in our 21st Century Cult series! A three-hour overdose of movie madness, it’s a kaleidoscopic descent into 1920s Los Angeles where silent cinema is dying, talkies are rising, and everyone is clawing for immortality in the ruins.

Starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Diego Calva, Babylon is as much a celebration of cinema’s chaotic birth as it is a cautionary tale about the price of ambition. With unhinged party scenes, stomach-turning slapstick, and some of the boldest filmmaking of the decade, Babylon is a film that dares to be too much—and dares you to look away.