Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 6: The Hunger Games, Magic Mike, Les Mis (+ films of 2012)

Update: 2025-07-06

Description

In Part 6 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid find our first realistic depiction of working-class people in an unexpected place and a wave of films critiquing the establishment, but lacking depth.

Topics and films mentioned:

Letterboxd: Step Up: Revolution, 2012, directed by Scott Speer
YouTube: Step Up: Revolution trailer
Letterboxd: Arbitrage, 2012, directed by Nicholas Jarecki
YouTube: Arbitrage trailer
Letterboxd: Les Misérables, 2012, directed by Tom Hooper
YouTube: Les Misérables trailer
YouTube: "Do You Hear the People Sing?" song from Les Misérables
Letterboxd: Magic Mike, 2012, directed by Steven Soderbergh
YouTube: Magic Mike trailer
Letterboxd: The Hunger Games, 2012, directed by Gary Ross
YouTube: The Hunger Games trailer
Roger Ebert: The Hunger Games review
The Guardian: "From Fortnite to Love Island: how the ‘fight to the death’ defines our times" article

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Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 6: The Hunger Games, Magic Mike, Les Mis (+ films of 2012)

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Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 6: The Hunger Games, Magic Mike, Les Mis (+ films of 2012)

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Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 6: The Hunger Games, Magic Mike, Les Mis (+ films of 2012)