Badlands (1973) Deep Dive
About this episode
The episode explores Terrence Malick's film Badlands, focusing on its themes of crime, relationships, and existential questioning.
The noose is tightening on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This week, they’re back with their Deep Dive on Terrence Malick’s stunning debut: Badlands! Blake and Holly continue to paint the countryside red. But as they leave a trail of carnage in their wake with no particular goal or destination in mind, a posse forms to hunt them down. Meanwhile, Holly begins to question both her relationship with herself and this gun-toting maniac who has led her on this seemingly endless joyride. Can they escape the authorities and live out the remainder of their days in harmony? Or will they both end up getting the chair?
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