In this episode Andrea and Alex deep-dive into John Carpenter’s cult-classic exploring the ways that materialism, Marxism, and maximalism have driven us to the edge of consumption.
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They Live. Dir. John Carpenter, 1988.EXTRA CREDIT
“Eight O’Clock in the Morning.” Ray Nelson’s short story that inspired They Live. The Politics of Gender Presentation – Why what we buy to wear matters. The Films of John Carpenter. John Kenneth Muir’s examination of Carpenter’s filmography.LISTEN
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11/26/24 • 74 min
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