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‘American Psycho’ 25 Years Later: Is The Enduring Cult of Bateman Iconic or Ironic?
While Wall Street once stood as the symbol of ruthless ambition and surface-level success, today, tech, startups, and online ...
‘American Psycho’ Director Says “Wall Street Bros” Missed Point of Film: “A Gay Man’s Satire on Masculinity”
The filmmaker said she never intended "to be embraced by Wall Street bros" as Christian Bale's "very clearly making fun of ...
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‘American Psycho’ Director Baffled By Film’s “Wall Street Bro” Fandom: “We Saw It As A Gay Man’s Satire On Masculinity”
Mary Harron thinks those who unironically idolize Christian Bale's Patrick Bateman in 'American Psycho' misread Bret Easton ...
‘American Psycho’ director calls out ‘Wall Street bros’ for idolizing Patrick Bateman: ‘I’m mystified by it’
Patrick Bateman is no role model. “American Psycho” director Mary Harron told the Letterboxd Journal in a new interview for ...
Killer Threads: The Sartorial Legacy of 'American Psycho' at 25
Two-and-a-half decades on, the American Psycho look is somehow more significant than ever. It inspires meme culture, music videos and is referenced by major fashion labels, including Saint Laurent, ...
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‘American Psycho’ director reminds toxic male fans that the film is “a gay man’s satire”
American Psycho director Mary Harron is marking her film’s 25th anniversary by reminding toxic male fans that the story of ...
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‘American Psycho’ Director Mary Harron Is Still Baffled by People Idolizing Patrick Bateman
One of the clichéd things we talk about all the time in cinema is people who get the theme of movies wrong. There's a frat ...
‘American Psycho’ At 25: Is This Portrait of ‘80s Era Wall Street Excess Weirdly Aspirational or a Total Horrorshow?
Bale’s Bateman has a Trumpian yearning for a particularly empty form of more, preferring the trappings of wealth and ...
Justin Theroux on Luca Guadagnino’s ‘American Psycho’ Reboot: ‘It’s a Perfect Time to Retell That Story’
Justin Theroux explained why it might be ideal to have Luca Guadagnino's 'American Psycho' remake in the works now.
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American Psycho director: "Wall Street bros" don't get that the story is "a gay man's satire on masculinity"
On social media, many sigma bros continue to celebrate American Psycho's serial killer investment banker Patrick Bateman, ...
"American Psycho" at 25: How Mary Harron turned a misunderstood novel into a masterpiece
Harron reflects on the controversial film, emphasizing its feminist perspective and critique of toxic masculinity.
Tom Cruise character was cut from “American Psycho” but still ended up inspiring Patrick Bateman
Director Mary Harron said she would have loved him to be in the film, but joked she'd likely "never have gotten Tom Cruise to ...