Review of Straw Dogs (1971) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 15 Oct 1987
Despite Peckinpah’s artistry, there’s something basically grim and crude in Straw Dogs. It’s no news that men are capable of violence, but while most of us want to find ways to control that violence, Sam Peckinpah wants us to know that that’s all hypocrisy.
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This review of Straw Dogs (1971) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 15 Oct 1987.
Straw Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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