Traffic (2000)

Red Rose Film Club

In this episode, Hal and Craig discuss Steven Soderbergh's Traffic and its perspective on the War on Drugs, as well as our favorite Soderbergh films. Discussion also includes:

• The new king of hip-hop: Ben Shapiro;
• Craig accidentally watched a Christian horror movie;
• Steven Soderbergh at the forefront of new cinematic techniques;
• Movies with large ensemble casts and multiple plot lines;
• Our recent film watches, including THE LAST DUEL, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, SOCIETY OF THE SNOW, and THE DAMNED.

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SOURCES & LINKS:

• 1999 UNESCO report “Drug Trafficking in Mexico: A First General Assessment” by sociologist Luis Astorga: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000117644

• Gorrin, Morales-Arilla, and Ricca (2023). “Export side effects of wars on organized crime: The Case of Mexico” Volume 144 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022199623000612

• https://www.businessinsider.com/40-years-ago-the-us-sent-mexico-into-a-financial-crisis-and-it-transformed-the-narcotics-industry-2015-9