He cut his teeth on comics. She cuts media down to size. Born in the 70s in new Jersey to a comic book store owner and a comic book critic, Erik has a lifetime of reading experience and knowledge about all things genre, comic and counter-culture. Born in the 80s to a film major and second-gen software developer, Christa comes from a traditional literary & creative writing background and applies her critical sense to the comics and media she loves. Now they\'ve teamed up to wade through the maze of sci-fi, videogame, wrestling and comic media, and wage war against mediocre critical analysis. This is the Bloodbath 2 Podcast.
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GENDER, SYMBOL AND DUALISM in Michael Mann’s “Manhunter” (1986)
For our 10th episode we step away from our usual topics to look at Michael Mann’s third film, the original adaptation of Thomas Harris’s Red Dragon novel. We primarily focus on the visual symbolism and the subtexts of masculinity and dualism.