Fascism for Liberals: RoboCop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987) Christian McCrea June 2017 CTEQ Annotations on Film When Orion Pictures first sent out promotional material for RoboCop, they would indulge every possible comparison to Terminator (James Cameron, 1984), going so far as to use the latter’s orchestral theme in the...
The Spectacle of the Real: From Hollywood to “Reality” TV and Beyond edited by Geoff King Christian McCrea October 2005 Book Reviews I first opened the pages of The Spectacle of the Real: From Hollywood to “Reality TV” and Beyond, edited by Brunel University's Geoff King, dreading a deluge of tired polemics and fearing an ultimately apolitic...
The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film by Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp Christian McCrea July 2005 Book Reviews The Midnight Eye website is a common sight when peering over the shoulder of fans of Japanese cinema. Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp edit a formidable resource on all aspects of the Japanese moving image. In particul...
