David O. Russell

December 2, 2024

“My first few films were harrowing experiences, because you’re terrified the whole time that you’re going to f*ck it up. You don’t know what you’re doing.”

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Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)

The Party (1968)

MadS (2024)

28 Years Later (2025)

How to Have Sex (2023)

Infested (2023)

Dangerous Animals (2025)

Drop (2025)

The Surfer (2025)

The Old Guard 2 (2025)

Caveat (2020)

The King Tide (2023)

Undercover: Inside the Bunker (2025)

Earthlings (2005)

Food, Inc. (2008)

Bring Her Back (2025)

Ballerina (2025)

Marshmallow (2025)

The Leftovers – A Lonely Journey Through Loss, Faith, and Human Fragility

The Importance of Dystopia in Sci-fi / Horror

Asylums: Factual Mental Illness vs Artistically Deranged Projection (Podcast)

Powerful Sequences, Defining Soundtracks

The Psychology of Horror: Preparedness and Purpose (Podcast)

Silent Era: The Foundation of Cinematic Horror (Podcast)

Found Footage: The Beginning, the Escalation, and its Societal Impact (Podcast)

The Horror Inside Us: Leading Anxieties and False Certainties (Podcast)

Directors and Horror Films (Podcast)

Kids in Horror: Source of Evil vs Source of Resolution (Podcast)

Influential, Dissuasive, and Thought-Provoking Monologues

Epic Plot Holes in Iconic Films

This is England ’83 / ’86 / ’88 / ’90

The Qatsi Trilogy

Original vs Remake: Hollywood’s Need to Retell the Story (or the Lack Thereof)

Indie, Low Budget, and Utterly Mind-Bending

David O. Russell

MadS (2024)

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The Economics of Dystopia: Cyberpunk, Class Struggle, and Corporate Control in Film

Last Breach (2018)