Review of Badlands (1974) by Tina Hassannia for Slant Magazine — 07 Jan 1985
Where it’s not refined in form, Badlands is so by virtue of the specificity of its material (the then-topical sensationalism of teenage sociopaths and their glamorization in popular culture), a fact that has been buried by the dense literature published on Malick.
Yet the film never once feels like the faded photos Holly examines under her father’s stereopticon.
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This review of Badlands (1974) was written by Tina Hassannia and published by Slant Magazine on 07 Jan 1985.
Badlands has generally received very positive reviews.
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