Totally Pretentious

Totally Pretentious


Episode 2. The Wages of Fear (1953): Playing Genre, Masculinity, and the Post-War World

April 01, 2015

Playing Genre, Masculinity, and the Post-War World! In our second episode, we open by discussing what we’ve been watching, how films “stand the test of time,” and the supposed problem with the Hollywood blockbuster.  Plus, there’s a little bonus conversation about the state of horror films since 2000. The main event involves Henri-Georges Clouzot’s suspense […]