Popcorn Eschaton 72 - 'Dragged Across Concrete'

About this episode

Scott and John discuss S. Craig Zahler's 2018 action thriller 'Dragged Across Concrete,' exploring its themes and the state of the world.

Scott and John planned on making this a double feature with Alex Cox's 'Repo Man,' but the conversation went in so many fruitful directions, it will have to wait for another episode! For this podcast, they discuss S. Craig Zahler's 2018 action thriller 'Dragged Across Concrete,' its toxic politics, and its nihilist worldview. Along the way, Scott and John talk about the state of the world, Jesus, and how to be a responsible artist. Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (https://www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/) Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/) Song clip at the end is "Bodhidharma" by Agriculture, available on the album 'The Spiritual Sound' from https://agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/track/bodhidharma

People in this episode

Host: Scott

Topics covered

• Dragged Across Concrete
• toxic politics
• nihilist worldview
• responsible artist

Keywords

• film analysis
• action thriller
• politics
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dragged Across Concrete, Repo Man, Sun Blood, Bodhidharma, The Spiritual Sound

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