We journey up river with Roxana Hadadi (New York Magazine and Vulture) to explore Martin Scorsese’s 1991 film, CAPE FEAR! We explore how the film portrays the crumbling of American middle class institutions — family, religion, law — from the inside, the experiences of adolescent and middle aged women in this system, fear and desire,Continue reading “CAPE FEAR (1991)”
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IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993)
Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine / Vulture) returns to talk with us about this classic nineties Wolfgang Petersen conspiracy thriller that pits an aging Secret Service Agent (Clint Eastwood) against an anarchistic terrorist (John Malkovich) intent on assassinating the President. We reflect on how the movie reflects cautiously on Eastwood’s broad career, regret and secondContinue reading “IN THE LINE OF FIRE (1993)”
