Paul Verhoeven's masterpiece RoboCop was ahead of its time. The poignant satire on police, capitalism, militarism and neoliberalism stands today as one of the GOATs. I chatted with Farhad about this true masterpiece. You may be reading these words and saying: Are we talking about that fun action movie with a half man, half robot? Yes. Yes we are.
Buckle up...
Notes:
Film School Rejects: "The Violent Satire of 'RoboCop' by Kieran Fisher
Tropics of Meta: "What Robocop Tells Us about the Neoliberal City, Then and Now" by Keith Orejel
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