Spun [2002] is a surprisingly innovative and fresh film despite the fact that it feels largely derivative. It’s a pastiche of Drugstore Cowboy [1989], The Doom Generation [1995], Requiem for a Dream [2000], deviant pop art, and probably a host ...Read More
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Dart Like a Hummingbird, Sting Like a Needle: The Derivative Stun of Spun
- Written by Justin Baker.
- Posted on June 2, 2009.
- Also tagged as Alexis Arquette, American Beauty, Billy Corgan, Chloe Hunter, Critiques, Darren Aronofsky, Debbie Harry, Drugstore Cowboy, Eric Broms, Eric Roberts, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Frank T.J. Mackey, Gregg Araki, Jason Schwartzman, Jonas Akerlund, Magnolia, Max Moden, Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke, Peter Stormare, Requiem for a Dream, Ron Jeremy, Spun, The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Wrestler.
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