Tag: Classism

BINGO HELL: The Intersectional Terrors of White Gentrification

On By C.H. NewellIn Film1 Comment

Gigi Saul Guerrero's BINGO HELL pits a tenacious old woman & her friends against white gentrification, embodied by the Devil himself.

MURDER DEATH KOREATOWN: Exploitation & Ignorant Whiteness in True Crime

On By C.H. NewellIn 2020, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Mystery, True CrimeLeave a comment

The line between found footage fiction and non-fiction blurs in this horrific true crime mystery.

No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism in THE CANNIBAL CLUB

On By C.H. NewellIn 2019, Cannibalism, Capitalism, Film, Guto Parente, Horror, Horror Comedy, SatireLeave a comment

This Brazilian film has plenty of bite, reserved in full for the bourgeois cannibal economy of capitalism.

The Purge – Episode 9: “I Will Participate”

On By C.H. NewellIn Amanda Warren, Colin Woodell, Crime, Dominic Fumusa, Gabriel Chavarria, Hannah Emily Anderson, Lee Tergesen, Survival Horror, The PurgeLeave a comment

Joe puts his captives on trial for wronging him— no matter how petty.

THE FIRST PURGE is a Dark Mirror of Current America

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Film, James DeMonaco, Joivan Wade, Lex Scott Davis, Marxism, Prequel, Racism, Y'lan NoelLeave a comment

THE FIRST PURGE is the franchise's best, going back to the beginning to examine the Purge's origins in classism, racism, and inherent human violence.

HELL OR HIGH WATER: Desperation and Death in the Dirty South

On By C.H. NewellIn Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Film, Jeff Bridges, WesternLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzw4wkHtEt4 Hell or High Water. 2016. Directed by David Mackenzie. Screenplay by Taylor Sheridan. Starring Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, Dale Dickey, William Sterchi, Gil Birmingham, Buck Taylor, Kristin Berg, & Katy Mixon. Film 44/OddLot Entertainment/Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Rated 14A. 102 minutes. Crime/Drama/Western ★★★★★ Disclaimer: This review may contain several spoilers concerning the film's …

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