Satire Is No Longer Critical; It’s Inspirational
Satire meant to critique corporate greed and the dark side of masculinity has instead inspired a new kind of performance identity.
Mary Harron
American Psycho’s Soundtrack to Duality and Deception
American Psycho‘s Patrick Bateman is the spiritual ancestor of the Rotten Tomatoes addict, the Metacritic worshipper, the Spotify listener who judges worth by stream count.
‘White Night’, ‘American Psycho’, and Economic Inequality, the Killer That Devours America
I’m not especially bothered by violence in media, but the rich-on-poor violence seen in American Psycho and suggested by White Night is exceptionally detestable.