Category Archives: Urban Decline

Strange Days

Posted on October 30, 2018 by apocalypedia

It’s like a cyberpunk period piece, but with a strung-out Voldemort instead of cyber-ninjas. Continue reading →

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Watchmen

Posted on October 19, 2018 by apocalypedia

There’s surely nothing in this 30 year old graphic novel applicable to the current moment. Not at all. Continue reading →

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Robocop

Posted on December 8, 2017 by apocalypedia

Film * Paul Verhoeven * Buying That for a Dollar Since * 1987 Synopsis Robocop is an important generational touchstone. I mean, yes, it’s a good movie, a sharp commentary on its time, and a rockin’ action flick, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Son

Posted on December 4, 2017 by apocalypedia

Short Stories * Denis Johnson * Personal Apocalypse * 1992 Synopsis People are fucked up. There, that’s pretty much the end of it. Enjoy the stories, everyone. Okay, that might be a bit of a glib dismissal, although it’s the … Continue reading →

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The Corner

Posted on July 5, 2017 by apocalypedia

This book is depressing to the point of making me want to do heroin to forget how depressing it is. Continue reading →

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The Waste Land Project: The Satyricon

Posted on June 22, 2017 by apocalypedia

It’s a sex-fueled Roman fever dream, what’s not to like? Continue reading →

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The Full Monty

Posted on June 20, 2017 by apocalypedia

Of course all these characters voted for Brexit so that’s a bummer. Continue reading →

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Bioshock

Posted on June 8, 2017 by apocalypedia

Everyone who disagrees with me is a parasite! Continue reading →

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Escape from New York

Posted on May 2, 2017 by apocalypedia

Wouldn’t it make more sense to make your big gross city-jail in a place no one cares about? I guess Escape from Bakersfield just doesn’t have the same ring to it. Continue reading →

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The Silence of the Lambs

Posted on November 22, 2016 by apocalypedia

Film * Jonathan Demme * Serial Killaz * 1991 Synopsis This film, which I probably watched way too young, is one of those pieces of media that shaped my cultural tastes. I say “too young,” but I was twelve and … Continue reading →

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