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Getting High on Your Own Supply: ‘Scarface’ as an Allegory of Capitalism

Getting High on Your Own Supply: ‘Scarface’ as an Allegory of Capitalism

Scarface implies that under capitalism, “getting high on your own supply” is inevitable, as the system is based on the exploitation of dissatisfaction.

David Mamet and Al Pacino’s ‘China Doll’ Rat-a-Tats Without the Tat

David Mamet and Al Pacino’s ‘China Doll’ Rat-a-Tats Without the Tat

There's an interesting play somewhere in the thin structure of David Mamet's China Doll, but not even a dutiful performance by Al Pacino can bring it to life.

The High Art of Disownership in ‘Death Sentence: London’

The High Art of Disownership in ‘Death Sentence: London’

Death Sentence: London is quite possibly the most important work of 2015.

In Memory of Sidney Lumet: Celebrating ‘Serpico’

Part 4: All About My Mother to Sleepy Hollow (October – November 1999)

Righteous Kill

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‘Kill’ is Substandard Suspense

Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008

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