ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: Carpenter’s Hyperviolent Dystopian Prison State

John Carpenter's dystopian classic is a vision of a prison state where American democracy and institutions have failed; where violence and chaos reign!

The Terror – Episode 1: “Go for Broke”

The HMS Erebus and HSM Terror move slowly through the Arctic in 1846, as things get complicated when they're stuck in the ice.

The Walking Dead – Season 8, Episode 13: “Do Not Send Us Astray”

Trouble at Hilltop. Carol, once again, sees the futility of life in a post-zombie apocalypse world.

Alienation, Exploitation, and Moral Predicaments in MY FRIEND DAHMER

MY FRIEND DAHMER is a poignant, unnerving, and even empathetic portrayal of Jeffrey Dahmer in the year or so leading up to his first murder.

FASHIONISTA: Consumerism, Identity, and Mental Health

Simon Rumley's FASHIONISTA is an allegorical tale of the effects consumerism has on the individual.

Hap and Leonard – Season 3, Episode 3: “T-Bone Mambo”

Leonard tracks down Bacon, who saw Florida before she disappeared. Hap is introduced to the head of the KKK in Grovetown.

Gotham – A Dark Knight, Episode 15: “The Sinking Ship, The Grand Applause”

The Riddler and the Penguin are reunited, as are Bullock and Gordon. But not every reunion is a happy one.