Episode 29: Dragged Across Concrete (2018) - The Conservative Fantasies of S. Craig Zahler
We wrap up our series on the films of S. Craig Zahler with perhaps is least palatable film DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE. In the 2018 crime thriller, Zahler focuses his increasingly fascistic lense on the issue of........poilice brutality (oof!). Starring Mel Gibson (double-oof!) and Vince Vaughn, Zahler's brand of gritty celluloid violence goes full-mask off and asks the big questions like: Why can't cops beat up whoever they want? Conversation also includes:
Craig complaining about baseball;
Hutton Gibson, Mel's nazi-sympathizing, conspiracy-enthusiast father.
Joe Biden's renewal of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act; an
We discuss our recent watches including BODY DOUBLE, THANKSGIVING, SALTBURN, and ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
Links & Sources
https://policebrutalitycenter.org/police-brutality/statistics/
Police Integrity Lost: A Study of Law Enforcement Officers ...
