#438 - In Soviet Russia, Game Plays You (Patreon)

Did Tetris bring down the USSR? That's the implication of TETRIS (2023), a highly fictionalized account of the beloved video game's journey from the Soviet Union to your phone. We examine what anti-Communist kitsch looks like in the year 2023. PLUS: Russian coups, disappearing subs, and further thoughts on the movie on everyone's lips, The Flash.

Entertainment Monopolies Are Zombifying Mass Culture, by Luke Savage: https://jacobin.com/2021/12/disney-mass-culture-commodification-tv-movie-franchises