Originally posted on Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival:
For children of the ‘80s, Gremlins holds a special place in the heart. Director Joe Dante’s allegedly wholesome family entertainment, produced by Steven Spielberg at the height of his Amblin powers no less, was actually a deceptively sinister little film. It was for all ages, to…
Month: June 2020
Star Spangled Rage: Race, Riots and Social Inequality in Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down — VHS Revival
Originally posted on Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival:
Of all the antiheroes in modern cinema, very few are as conflicted as Michael Douglas’ buttoned-down time bomb Bill Foster, an American everyman pushed to the brink by a society gone rotten. In an ever-changing world Foster has become obsolete. He’s lost his job, his family,…
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