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RoboCop hid its darkest satire in fake news breaks

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Long before real 24-hour news cycles felt like pure parody, Paul Verhoeven used aggressively upbeat fictional anchors to mock society. The 'Media Break' segments in 'RoboCop' masterfully interrupt the hyper-violent cyborg action with horrifying broadcasts about nuclear satellite lasers, delivered with eerily bright, plastic television smiles.

RoboCop hid its darkest satire in fake news breaks
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