Review of Heavy Metal (1981) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 04 Sep 2016
The film never transcends the racist, sexist, neofascist implications of its base material, but it works entertainingly within them, and even manages a bit of auto-analysis in John Candy's ironic, adolescent narration of the "Den" episode.
Better than it had to be, for which some honor is due.
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This review of Heavy Metal (1981) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 04 Sep 2016.
Heavy Metal has generally received positive reviews.
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