<p>Simon, Tobi, and Vaughn are joined by author and film critic Adam Nayman to look at the cinema of the late 1990s and in particular films such as Fight Club and The Matrix that portray the common theme of white men in comfortable office jobs rejecting their reality in search of a greater purpose.</p>

Simon, Tobi, and Vaughn are joined by author and film critic Adam Nayman to look at the cinema of the late 1990s and in particular films such as Fight Club and The Matrix that portray the common theme of white men in comfortable office jobs rejecting their reality in search of a greater purpose.

Masculinity at the End of History: Late '90s Cinema with Adam Nayman

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Masculinity at the End of History: Late '90s Cinema with Adam Nayman

Masculinity at the End of History: Late '90s Cinema with Adam Nayman