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Film/TV
Jul 31, 2014 at 3:05 pm
An ’80s Movie That Makes You Look Hard at the Mindless Consumer You Are
Paul Constant
Released in 1988, John Carpenter’s
They Live
is the rare movie that becomes
more and more relevant
with every year. When Rowdy Roddy Piper’s drifter uncovers
an alien conspiracy
to keep us complacent through vapid media and the...
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