Tag: Social Decay

[31 Days of Halloween – Day 7] COMBAT SHOCK: The Social Decay & PTSD of Post-Vietnam America

On By C.H. NewellIn FilmLeave a comment

Day 7 in the 31 Days of Halloween falls on dark times with COMBAT SHOCK (1984), a horrific, traumatic look at American PTSD after the Vietnam War.

SADIE and the Child Soldiers of America

On By C.H. NewellIn 2018, Danielle Brooks, Drama, Film, John Gallagher Jr, Megan Griffiths, Melanie Lynskey, WarLeave a comment

Megan Griffiths delivers a powerful, subtle gut punch to America's blind military worship with SADIE.

X-Rated Social Horror in Roberta Findlay’s TENEMENT

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Crime, Exploitation, Film, Grindhouse, Horror, Rated X, Roberta Findlay, Survival Thriller, ThrillerLeave a comment

Roberta Findlay's 1985 shocker TENEMENT came along at the beginning of the crack epidemic. Hard not to see the commentary about a city crumbling around her.

The Horrors of Homelessness in STREET TRASH

On By C.H. NewellIn 1987, Comedy, Film, Gore, Horror, Horror Comedy, Jim Muro, UrbanismLeave a comment

STREET TRASH is just a B-movie with nothing to say. Or, maybe it says a lot of things about NYC in the 1980s. Maybe?