BULLHEAD’s Deadly Construction of Masculinity as Greek Tragedy

A contemporary Greek tragedy about conflicted, violent masculinities.

David Ayer’s END OF WATCH is COPS with Intense Action and Emotional Resonance

Go along with a couple heroic cops, as Los Angeles gang warfare comes at us via found footage.

Skinhead Subculture vs. White Nationalism in This Is England

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqjEYfslwpA This Is England. 2006. Directed & Written by Shane Meadows. Starring Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Rosamund Hanson, Andrew Ellis, Perry Benson, George Newton, Frank Harper, & Jack O'Connell. Warp Films/Big Arty Productions/EM Media. Unrated. 101 minutes. Crime/Drama ★★★★★  Shane Meadows is a British National Treasure. His …

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Frank White, Republican Nightmare: Abel Ferrara’s King of New York

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt94pENFmjc King of New York. 1990. Directed by Abel Ferrara. Screenplay by Nicholas St. John. Starring Christopher Walken, Larry Fishburne, David Caruso, Victor Argo, Wesley Snipes, Janet Julian, Joey Chin, Giancarlo Esposito, & Paul Calderon. Seven Arts/Lions Gate Home Entertainment. Rated R. 106 minutes. Drama/Crime ★★★★★  Abel Ferrara is an all-around exciting, unique filmmaker. He …

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Zodiac: The Dark Reality of an Uncaught Killer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSuUJ-Scbeg Zodiac. 2007. Directed by David Fincher. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt, based on the book of the same name by Robert Graysmith. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Richmond Arquette, Bob Stephenson, John Lacy, Chloë Sevigny, Ed Setrakian, John Getz, John Terry, Candy Clark, & Elias Koteas. …

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The Tense Line Between Cops and Criminals in John Hillcoat’s Triple 9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfeiINSMU1I Triple 9. 2016. Directed by John Hillcoat. Screenplay by Matt Cook. Starring Casey Afflec, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Gal Gadot, Norman Reedus, Teresa Palmer, Michael Kenneth Williams, Clifton Collins Jr, Michelle Ang, Terence Rosemore, Terri Abney, & Alexander Babara. Worldview Entertainment/Anonymous Content/MadRiver Pictures. Rated 14A. 110 minutes. Action/Crime/Drama …

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Chopper: A Storytelling Liar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDz-7aTo0f4 Chopper. 2000. Directed & Written by Andrew Dominik; based on the books of Mark Brandon Read. Starring Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, David Field, Dan Wyllie, Bill Young, Vince Colosimo, Kenny Graham, Kate Beahan, Serge Liistro, Pam Western, Gary Waddell, Brian Mannix, Skye Wansey, Annalise Emtsis, & Johnnie Targhan. Australian Film Finance Corporation/Mushroom Pictures/Pariah Entertainment …

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The Lost: Constructions of Masculinity Gone Wrong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RBY2EJ4ovs The Lost. 2006. Directed & Written by Chris Sivertson; based on the novel by Jack Ketchum. Starring Marc Senter, Shay Astar, Alex Frost, Megan Henning, Robin Sydney, Michael Bowen, Ed Lauter, Dee Wallace, Erin Brown, Ruby Larocca, Tom Ayers, Tony Carreiro, Katie Cassidy, Cynthia Cervini, & Rob Elk. Silver Web Productions. Unrated. 119 minutes. …

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