Punk on Film: Sci-Fi and Horror at the End of the American Dream

A dive into the grimy, paranoid world of Reagan-era sci-fi and horror cinema, where consumerism, media manipulation, addiction, and class warfare mutate into cult classics filled with punk spirit and anti-establishment rage. From alien-controlled capitalism in They Live to the cosmic nihilism of Repo Man, these films channel outsider rebellion, body horror, and distrust in the American Dream at the exact moment it began to decay in plain sight.