The Moral Event Horizon: Paul Schrader Explores the Limits of Redemption in ‘The Basics of Philosophy’
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The cinematic landscape of the 21st century has seen few late-career renaissances as rigorous or as intellectually demanding as that of Paul Schrader. The legendary screenwriter of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, and the director of First Reformed, has…
The Splatter King’s Cold Confection: Analyzing Eli Roth’s ‘Ice Cream Man’ and the Limits of Transgressive Horror
The landscape of contemporary horror is often defined by a tension between "elevated" psychological dread and the visceral, "splatter" traditions of the 1970s and 80s. At the center of this tug-of-war stands Eli Roth, a filmmaker…
