How To Read ‘RoboCop’ as an Exploitation Film
What we’re watching: a video essay that suggests an alternative reading of ‘RoboCop’ as an exploitation revenge film Read More
May 20, 2020
Robocop
A Celebration of Great Movie Defenestrations
People being thrown out of windows is one of cinema's most entertaining tropes. Read More
September 29, 2019
The Violent Satire of ‘Robocop’
Paul Verhoeven's cult classic warned us about the future. Read More
June 29, 2019
Reboots, Late Sequels, and the Impatience of Hollywood
What can Hollywood learn from the success of the new 'Halloween' and the failure of so many franchise reboots? Read More
October 27, 2018
Neill Blomkamp to Direct Sequel to Original ‘RoboCop’
Insert the obligatory "I'd buy that for a dollar" reference. Read More
July 11, 2018
Ed Neumeier is Writing ‘RoboCop 2’ (No, Not That ‘RoboCop 2’)
The writer of the original 'RoboCop' is working on a sequel that ignores the franchise's checkered history. Read More
January 24, 2018
‘Robocop’ at 30: How The Sci-Fi Classic Reflects Contemporary American Anxieties
30 years ago, Paul Verhoeven unleashed a violent social satire of the Reagan era, but is it still as relevant… Read More
July 14, 2017
Time Directive: Why The ‘Robocop’ Remake Was Three Years Too Early
An attempt to make the 'Robocop' remake work. Read More
July 6, 2017