Tag Archives: American Dream

“Where we come from, our dreams don’t come true”: CULTURE SHOCK’s American Nightmare

The latest INTO THE DARK instalment takes clear aim at America’s disastrous response to immigration.

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THE HILLS HAVE EYES: America Deformed, America Divided

Alexandre Aja’s remake of the 1970s Wes Craven original has big, scary, political balls.

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OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN: The Rat Race’s Modern Destruction

George P. Cosmatos uses OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN to explore the effects of a capitalist rat race on the individual and their family

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Prayers to a Consumer God: American Decay + Ideological Control in THEY LIVE

Generally disregarded by the mainstream, John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE (’88) is a prophetic piece of sci-fi cinema.

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American Crime Story – Season 2, Episode 8: “Creator/Destroyer”

We see the unsettling earlier years of Andrew Cunanan, as well as the tragic story of his father, Modesto.

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American Crime Story – Season 2, Episode 3: “A Random Killing”

Marilyn & Lee Miglin cross paths with Andrew Cunanan.

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American Anxieties & Paranoia in THE ‘BURBS

Dante’s film, for all its laughs, is an important satire about suburban living in America during the 1980s.

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THE GARLOCK INCIDENT: Broken American Dreams En Route to Las Vegas

A fantastic found footage horror which contrasts the old v. new American Dream in a ghost town, where a group of friends gets lost.

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ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW Deconstructs Disney & the Happiest Place on Earth

Walt Disney World, like you’ve never seen it. From American Dream to full-blown nightmare.

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1987’s THE STEPFATHER: Start Worrying More About Who Mom Dates

Loosely based on multiple murderer John List, THE STEPFATHER gets uncomfortable horrific in its attack on the American family.

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