If you have ever sat through a modern corporate HR seminar about 'synergy' or 'pivoting,' you might find Skinner's Big Idea (1928) surprisingly triggering. It is a movie about the terror of being old in an office. It’s worth a watch if you’re into the niche world of late-silent-era comedies that aren’t trying to be sla...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lynn Shores
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"If you have ever sat through a modern corporate HR seminar about 'synergy' or 'pivoting,' you might find Skinner's Big Idea (1928) surprisingly triggering. It is a movie about the terror of being old in an office. It’s worth a watch if you’re into the niche world of late-silent-era comedies that aren’t trying to be slapstick masterpieces, but if you’re looking for the visual wit of Buster Keaton, you’re going to be bored out of your mind. It’s a movie for people who like looking at 1920s furnitu..."
Randolph Bartlett, Matt Taylor
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