Class of 1984

CHECK OUT OUR DISCUSSION OF CLASS OF 1984 ON THE PODCAST.  Lean on Me, Massacre at Central High, Blackboard Jungle… All of these movies tackle the question of juvenile delinquency in the context of the classroom, something that’s been bugging society since long before the era of school shootings like Sandy Hook. These films have beenContinue reading “Class of 1984”

Southern Comfort

In the Louisiana swamps the national guard is involved in “recon and security,” which involves traipsing through gator country armed with blanks and fortified with resentment. Southern Comfort (1981, directed by Walter Hill of The Warriors fame) follows Bravo Team, or as we’d called them, B-team, featuring a who’s who of second-tier 1970s talent. DeliveranceContinue reading “Southern Comfort”