Great video essay on John Carpenter's 'They Live'

They Live, the classic critique of Reagan-era greed, gets updated context in this overview. As John Carpenter says in the video, "Right now, it's even more true than it was back then."

If you're curious, here is a longer version of the clip that starts the essay.

We Sleep: On the Enduring Propheticism of John Carpenter's THEY LIVE (Vimeo / Daniel Clarkson Fisher)