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Episode 26: Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) - The Conservative Fantasies of S. Craig Zahler

We continue our series examining the films of S. Craig Zahler and their increasingly bizarre depiction of a violent, conservative "utopia/dystopia". This week we watched BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99, Zahler's attempt at a prison exploitation flick starring Vince Vaughn, Don Johnson, and Udo Kier. Also: we celebrate the death of Henry Kissinger, one of history's greatest villains; upcoming movies we're geeked for: THE IRON CLAW, THE SWEET EAST, POOR THINGS, and FERRARI; the Daily Wire has released an anti-trans comedy called LADY BALLERS (or based JUWANNA MAN); and what makes an exploitation film an exploitation film?

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