[PREVIEW] 340 - Starship Troopers
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We continued our series on the Hollywood films of Paul Verhoeven today with Starship Troopers. As fierce as satire gets, Verhoeven manages to take a piece of right wing propaganda in sci-fi clothing and transform it into a sharp criticism of the American military through his mastery of tone as a director. This one is only on patreon, so do your part and sign up: https://www.patreon.com/Extended_Clip
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