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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.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES: America Deformed, America Divided
Alexandre Aja’s remake of the 1970s Wes Craven original has big, scary, political balls.
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
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.
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.
American Crime Story – Season 2, Episode 3: “A Random Killing”
Marilyn & Lee Miglin cross paths with Andrew Cunanan.
MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND’s Decaying American Dream
The life of a young immigrant woman, undocumented in NY becomes dangerous after she takes a mysterious yet lucrative job offer.
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.
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.
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.
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.