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Ranking the Films of Paul Verhoeven

November 16, 2020 by George Nash

George Nash assesses the cinematic output of the subversive Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven… On the Rotten Tomatoes page of Showgirls, the critical consensus reads as follows: “Vile, contemptible, garish, and misogynistic — and that might just be exactly Showgirls‘ point”. It’s about as perfect as any summation could hope to be in capturing the journey taken […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, George Nash, Movies Tagged With: Basic Instinct, Black Book, Business is Business, Elle, Flesh + Blood, Hollow Man, Keetje Tippel, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Showgirls, Soldier Of Orange, Spetters, starship troopers, The Fourth Man, Total Recall, Tricked, Turkish Delight

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