Bring Them Down
"Y'know what they say. Where there's livestock, there's dead stock."
As long as there have been tales of revenge, there have been warnings about its tendency to consume its practitioners. For every satisfying story of vanquishing one's enemies, a counterpoint exists that focuses on the harm it does to the righteous, complicating their catharsis. But recently, we've seen more tales in which it goes so awry that success is only sad and pathetic, if the wronged succeeds at all. Some of which are amongst my favorite films as of late: Pig, Femme, Strange Darling, and The Man Who Killed Hitler, and Then the Bigfoot all come to mind. Bring Them Down is the first worthy version of that story in 2025.
Read my full review on Pop Culture Maniacs.