Cultural Marxism: Night of the Living Dead (1968) & Day of the Dead (1985) w/ Leslie Lee III (PREVIEW)

Cultural Marxism: Night of the Living Dead (1968) & Day of the Dead (1985) w/ Leslie Lee III (PREVIEW)

Author: Jamie Peck and Sam Beard November 11, 2024 Duration: 1:30

Jamie is joined by Leslie Lee III (@leslieleeiii) of the podcast Struggle Session to discuss two cult classic zombie movies from the father of the genre, George A. Romero: "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and "Day of the Dead" (1985). In these two spine-chilling films, the left-leaning director interrogates racism, the military industrial complex, and American society writ large, making for politically interesting viewing.

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