After losing his family and his hand in a violent home invasion, a Vietnam War Vet cuts a path of bloody vengeance to find the men responsible. Tune in as Chris talks Paul Schrader, masochism, & numismatics as the LSCE screens the 1977 cult revenge classic “Rolling Thunder.” Join Us!
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