Jump in the Line: Beetlejuice as American Cringe

Look, I didn’t think I had been gearing up to write about the Tim Burton movie Beetlejuice, but I’m really seeing that a lot of what I’ve been talking about fit into this movie, and I really must admit that it’s a fun movie. I recommend rewatching it if you get the chance. It’s only an hour and a half long. However, I stand by what I said about the movie previously: it is part of that genre I mentioned and labeled American Cringe. (cover image from “Dead Ink Apparel” https://deadinkapparel.storenvy.com/products/24311235-dont-tread-on-me-chuck)

Film, Analysis, Written by: CameronCameron SummersFebruary 10, 2021Beetlejuice, Tim Burton, American Cringe, Americana, Capitalist Realism, Film, Criticism, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, Ophelia, Meddling Kids, Edgar Cantero, Horror Vanguard, Lolita Podcast Comments

American Cringe: Why Can’t the Contemporary Right Make Art?

This is part of what led me to consider this question further after hearing it brought up on that podcast: how is such a large segment of the population – a plurality, if not a majority – so incapable of producing noteworthy art? And what might this have to do with the culture war that never actually seems to stop?

Analysis, Written by: CameronCameron SummersDecember 2, 2020Right-Wing Politics, aesthetics, Bad Art, Politics, Identity, American Cringe Comments