This week we’re looking at men pushed to their breaking points in a variety of systems. We start with John Travolta taking a museum hostage under the gaze of network TV in Mad City (1997). Next up is Denzel Washington taking an ER hostage in a broken healthcare system in John Q (2002). We finish with Jack O’Connell taking a TV studio hostage against a broken financial system in Money Monster (2016). A recurring question though - who really is the bad guy here?

Also: Falling Down (1993). He protec but he also attac. Ace in the Hole (1951). The Chase (1994). Neo-westerns. The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down. Tuck Lampley. Surprise mini-quiz! Arianna Huffington. Heart to heart. Dominic West is never trustworthy. Quants. Hackers (1995). We play a game of “Helsinki Syndrome” (as in Helsinki, Sweden).