Predator : a memoir, a movie, an obsession / Ander Monson.

"In his first memoir, Ander Monson guides readers through a scene-by-scene exploration of the 1987 film Predator, which he has watched 146 times. Some fighters might not have time to bleed, but Monson has the patience to consider their adventure, one frame at a time. He turns his obsession into...

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Main Author: Monson, Ander, 1975- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2022]
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