S8E1: AMERICAN PSYCHO

For the eighth season premiere of ENTER THE VOID, we're tackling Mary Harron's 2000 adaptation of AMERICAN PSYCHO, based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name. Originating as one of the most controversial novels of the 1990s to becoming one of the most iconic films of the 2000s, there's a lot to unpack here: the uneasy balance between satire and horror; how a dark fantasy of male rage became a feminist statement; how the novel and film differently present the character of Patrick Bateman; when exactly the movie becomes a mindscrew; what the film has to say about contemporary U.S. politics and society; and oh, by the way, are the murders even real? Also in this episode: your hosts revisit, update, and debate their criteria for describing the genre this podcast is meant to explore.

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American Psycho on IMDb American Psycho (film) on Wikipedia American Psycho (novel) on Wikipedia Roger Ebert American Psycho review SF Chronicle American Psycho review The Guardian on the adaptation process Ain't it Cool News negative reviews Mary Harron NYT op-ed on American Psycho Dwight Garner on revisiting American Psycho Village Voice on American Psycho's feminism Bitch Flicks on American Psycho's feminism Cinema Blend on American Psycho's ending Wired on Trump's Facebook advertising IndieWire interview with Mary Harron Dazed interview with Guinevere Turner Shortlist interview with Bret Easton Ellis Movieline interview with Ellis Michelle LeClerc design portfolio Michelle LeClerc on Twitter

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