Critics sometimes say that films like Running Man and Battle Royale implicate the viewer. When you watch them, you're supposed to recognize the ickiness of your own enjoyment of uber-violence. But isn't the ickiness also part of the enjoyment? The post Cinema Deathmatch: Round One explores moral-panic entertainment appeared first on Chicago Reader.
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:18AM on June 16, 2022