Michael and Us: John Rambo Innocent! w/ Micah Uetricht
A podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.
Before he became a conservative warrior, John Rambo was just a mixed-up vet. We're joined by Jacobin deputy editor Micah Uetricht to parse the ambiguous politics of FIRST BLOOD (1982), where Sylvester Stallone is just as frazzled by right-wing cops as he is by left-wing protestors. We also situate the film among other Vietnam War movies, and compare the Vietnam canon to Iraq War cinema. PLUS: Luke has been reading Obama's autobiography and has some thoughts.
Check out Micah's podcast The Vast…
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