Cyclic Abuse and the Horror of Unattended Children in PLAYGROUND

Children from different socioeconomic backgrounds collide with unexpected, terrifying results.

BLOODLANDS: An Albanian Parable

BLOODLANDS tells the story of an Albanian family struggling in the Balkans, and how the perpetual cycle of blood feuds has lurched into the 21st century.

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!

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.

FUNNY GAMES: Confront Yourself

Michael Haneke's infamous 1997 film FUNNY GAMES is a confrontation not just of violence in media, it is also a confrontation of ourselves & why we consume violent media.

TRAINSPOTTING; Or, Renton’s Divine Comedy

A trip into TRAINSPOTTING is like diving into the landscape of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, one rung of hell at a time.