The Purge - Election Year: From High Concept Horror to an American Reality

Well, the US election happened...what better way to mark the occasion that looking at the high concept horror film The Purge: Election Year.   Political leaders making backroom deals that fuck over the poor and working class.  Religious zealots attempting to kill their enemies.  Heavily armed white nationalist storm troopers targeting  activists.  Community organizers and street medics taking care of people cast aside by the those in power. Has this franchise veered away from high concept horror and steered into modern day political allegory?  Yes.  Yes it has... Follow us at: Patreon / Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook