Delighted to find a review of New Wave, New Hollywood: Reassessment, Recovery and Legacy in the July 2024 issue of The American Journal of Popular Culture; particularly pleased to have my chapter on The French Connection and Dirty Harry mentioned in some detail by reviewer Laura L. Beadling thus:
“The first part consists of three chapters that engage with films that are typically considered as part of the New Wave canon—including The Graduate (1967), Chinatown (1974), The French Connection (1971), and others—but try to challenge the received wisdom about them and provide new angles from which to view them productively. Cary Edwards’s enlightening essay comparing The French Connection (1971) and Dirty Harry (1971) shows the power of this work by examining the similarities between the two in terms of typical New Hollywood themes and techniques in order to ask questions about why one is considered a canonical New Hollywood film, and the other was often dismissed as a fascistic throwback.”
Overall a really positive review from a prestigious journal! New Wave, New Hollywood is available now in all formats wherever books are sold!
