Cinema Purgatorio
Cultural criticism and reviews. Enduring the torments of the IP era in hope of deliverance.

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Jul
24
Snatcher: Tech Voir

Snatcher: Tech Voir

This newsletter is dedicated to all those cyberpunks who fight against injustice and corruption every day of their lives.
13 min read
Jul
21
Podcast News

Podcast News

An exciting development in the movie-loving world.
1 min read
Jun
28
The famous, dimly lit bar, with sundry aliens being served.

Rebels and Hackers and Queers, Oh My!

This newsletter is dedicated to all those cyberpunks who fight against injustice and corruption every day of their lives
10 min read
Jun
01
A film reel collage of Hideo Kojima, Kurt Russell as Snake Pliskin, and Venom Snake/Big Boss. Title: Direct to Hideo. Subtitle: Film and Folly in the Games of Hideo Kojima.

Metal Gear: Solid Start

OPERATION EXTRUDE N313. PENETRATE THE PLAYER'S OUTER HEAVEN AND CEREATE THE ULTIMATE PLAYTHING METAL GEAR!
11 min read
May
27
Tom Cruise, wearing a thick diving helmet, with red lights reflecting off the glass.

The Misinformation Age

You should choose not to accept it.
8 min read
May
19
A blocky, green-skinned, child grimaces atop a similarly blocky chicken within a boxing ring, rendered in extreme detail.

Game Overload

"Welcome to Steve's World"
13 min read
Apr
28
Lit by candles in an otherwise pitch-dark space, five people sit at a sleek dining table lit by candlelight.

Sex and Death in the Second City

"Things are getting weird."
9 min read
Apr
08
Seven fuck-ugly CGI dwarfs look shocked and terrified, with Dopey pointing directly at the camera.

Snow White and the Seven Adaptations

The foul and fairest of them all.
18 min read
Mar
28
A screenshot from The Zone of Interest. A Nazi family picnics in the grass beside a river.

Barbarism and its Discontents

On model settler farmers and exemplary pioneers.
18 min read
Mar
05
Adrian Brody stands pensively on the Oscars stage, his left arm extended, his right arm clutching his prize statuette..

Oscar Clickbait

"It's not my first rodeo, but I will be brief. I will not be egregious, I promise."
13 min read