‘American Psycho’ Still Fails to Feminize

It’s been 25 years since the world first met Patrick Bateman, the inimitable villain of American Psycho. Intended as a feminist critique of masculinity and yuppie-era excess, director Mary Harron crafted a meticulous portrait of a wealthy Wall Street banker whose polished exterior masked the deranged killer within. Despite Harron’s clear intent to satirize, however, the film has been unironically embraced by the very men it sought to skewer.