Paul Verhoeven and the Aesthetics of Awfulness
I’m so excited! I’m so excited! I’m so – so – excited that it’s Paul Verhoeven week here on Overthinkingit.com!
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Verhoeverthinking It
Reëvaluating Showgirls
Worst movie ever, or underrated treat?
Total Recall: Dream or Not A Dream? Let’s Settle This Once And For All
Let’s settle this once and for all. Did Quaid get his ass to Mars, or didn’t he?
The Bi Chick Always Rings Twice: Basic Instinct and Female Sexuality
Sure, Basic Instinct exploits women, lesbians, bisexuals, casual daters, recreational drug users … wait, where are we going with this?
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The American Tragic Hero #2: Robocop
Dead or alive, you’re coming with me.
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Why Everyone Gets Robocop But Nobody Gets Starship Troopers
As it turns out, the apes DO want to live forever.
The Four-Dimensional Matrix of Starship Troopers Criticism
A proper critique of Paul Verhoeven’s movies cannot be graphed in Euclidean space.