A dystopian hotel, a crime gone wrong, and one very dumb movie with a basketball death match.
This week, the Machine delivers five thematically entangled transmissions for Hotel Artemis — from siege thrillers to pop culture-saturated criminals.
WHAT YOU’LL HEAR
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Five thematically related films that echo Hotel Artemis’ dystopian setting, crime-laden plot, or ensemble structure
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A nostalgic riff on The Purge’s original script and its budget-conscious premise
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Safe space shootouts and worldbuilding fatigue in John Wick: Chapter 2
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The politics and pressure-cooker dynamics of John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13
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Surfboards, scalpels, and Snake Plissken in Escape from L.A.
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Tarantino fatigue and Disney references in Reservoir Dogs and Hotel Artemis
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Tags: Hotel Artemis, 5 For Theme, Dystopian Crime, Siege Films, John Carpenter, Tarantino, Safe Zone Settings
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