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[The Revolution Will Be Televised] Starship Troopers (1997) and American Fascism

What’s scary – and I believe this was Verhoeven’s intent – was that Starship Troopers wasn’t that far off the Hollywood normal.

Image is from the film The Death of Stalin. A group of politicians crowd round to take a photo.

‘The Death of Stalin’ (2017) and Humor Driven by Fear

By: Justin Alvarez 3rd Dec 20202nd Dec 2020

Essay, FilmArmando iannucci, Jeffrey tambor, political satire, satire, Simon russell beale, steve buscemi, the death of stalinLeave a Comment

The Death of Stalin is about a cult of personality that fights for the right to bend reality to whatever they wish it to be, with a population held hostage by the anxiety that emanates from unstable, self-centered government.

Image still from the film New Order. A woman and man sit in the front seats of a car that's had its window shield splashed with green paint. The woman looks behind horrified.

LFF REVIEW: ‘New Order’ (2020) is a Chaotic, Ultra-Violent Dystopian Warning

By: Kevin Woodley 26th Oct 202024th Oct 2020

Featured, Festivals, Film, Reviewsfilm review, Horror, Michel Franco, Naian González Norvind, New Order, satire, thrillerLeave a Comment

A fierce, uncompromising nightmare from Franco, meant to scream like a vision of a future that’s already revealing itself in the present.

Jim Carey as Joe Biden and Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris stand back to back in a promo for the new season of SNL.

SNL at (and on) 45: The Heat Death of Satire

If you measure the success of a satire in the direct annoyance of its target, then SNL may be top of the pile, (but) satire is not for the leaders; it is for the people.

Flip Screen’s Guide to April (Quarantine Edition)

James Palmer and George Forster are here to give you 10 recommendations available online right now to help get you through these hard times.