The Catalytic Power of Basic Instinct’s Interrogation Scene
In Basic Instinct‘s interrogation scene, Sharon Stone’s body becomes both lure and barrier, asserting agency while destabilizing authority.
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven Made the Blueprint for Neo-Totalitarianism
Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi films are like how-to manuals for neo-totalitarianism, which doesn’t rely on coups, martial law, violent suppression of the opposition press, or paramilitary factions roaming the streets to instill our obedience.
Paul Verhoeven’s Authenticity Came to Light at Chicago’s Logan Arcade
Some works by Paul Verhoeven, a director known for satire, were shown in an ironic setting this summer. The result was an earnestness soaked in blood.
“The Only Good Bug Is a Dead Bug”: ‘Starship Troopers’ and the Politics of Science Fiction
There’s little a remake of Starship Troopers that could add to the original’s deceptively deep insights into the nature of social organization.
Verhoeven Had a Lot to Learn After ‘Flesh + Blood’
Flesh + Blood has at least this to its credit: it's not as bad as Howard the Duck.
Drones and Robots and ‘Robocop’
Scenes inside Murphy's dreaming brain give way to a real-life nightmare, and for a few brief moments, Robocop hums with disturbing sci-fi possibilities.