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Shut the Robo-whining: The Robocop Remake Has Something on its Mind

By / 6 Comments / 7 January 2018

Summary:  Today we have another guest post by film critic Locke Peterseim, reviewing the new Robocop film. He shows how it provides a mirror into which we can see ourselves, 21st C America in all its glory. It discusses our view of heroism, our love of violence, and the shift of films from politically challenging …

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Robocop is not a good role model for the youth of Detroit

By / 3 Comments / 7 January 2018

Summary:  They are building a statue of RoboCop in Detroit, pointing their youth down a well-worn path leading to a dead end.  Links to other posts in this series appear at the end. Detroit is building a statue to commemorate Robocop.  This is a bad idea. From “Detroit Needs Robocop, now more than ever. Why a proposed …

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