I mean, like, god damn. Zahler obviously doesn't have a large body of work, but from the two Ive seen... quickly became an absolute essential (if not my favorite) in 21st century exploitation. Absolutely gnarly, and totally engrossing stuff here -- time flies by in this gutter-trash descent to hell.
Fuck the prison industrial complex. Fuck corrupt cops & prison guards. America exists not for the good that people do, or the struggling who wish for a better life -- but for for the rich & powerful, no matter how they achieve it.
High-key fuck the abortion stuff though. I don't buy into the "Zahler is alt-right" belief personally (probably a social-libertarian imo), but man the abortion stuff here felt gross & shameful. At its core though, this is totally an exploitation flick, and since when was exploitation unproblematic?
Anyways -- this rules.
I mean, like, god damn. Zahler obviously doesn't have a large body of work, but from the two Ive seen... quickly became an absolute essential (if not my favorite) in 21st century exploitation. Absolutely gnarly, and totally engrossing stuff here -- time flies by in this gutter-trash descent to hell.
Fuck the prison industrial complex. Fuck corrupt cops & prison guards. America exists not for the good that people do, or the struggling who wish for a better life -- but for for the rich & powerful, no matter how they achieve it.
High-key fuck the abortion stuff though. I don't buy into the "Zahler is alt-right" belief personally (probably a social-libertarian imo), but man the abortion stuff here felt gross & shameful. At its core though, this is totally an exploitation flick, and since when was exploitation unproblematic?
Anyways -- this rules.