'Slumming in a vision of hell': Why Requiem for a Dream is still so divisive, 25 years after its release
- Posted on June 5, 2025
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'Slumming in a vision of hell': Why Requiem for a Dream is still so divisive, 25 years after its release

Darren Aronofsky's radical drug-addiction drama was highly acclaimed and angrily slated when it came out in 2000. Today, this Hubert Selby Jr adaptation is no less contentious.