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Christian Bale on the set of "American Psycho" (Eric Robert/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

The timely satire of "American Psycho"

Kevin Smokler
Welsh actor Christian Bale on the set of American Psycho, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis and directed by Canadian Mary Harron. (Eric Robert/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

Major pop culture anniversaries in 2025

Joy Saha
Harrison Ford in "American Graffiti" (LucasFilm)

The 10 best "American" films

Gary M. Kramer
Donald Trump; Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho" (Reuters/Carlos Barria/Universal Studios/Salon)

Trump: "American Psycho" muse

Rajeev Balasubramanyam
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He would have killed himself

Scott Eric Kaufman
Christian Bale in "American Psycho"

This is your brain on murder

Dean A. Haycock

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Bret Easton Ellis, Kanye West (© Lisa Jane Persky/AP/Julio Cortez)

Keeping it real in rap and lit

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
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Bret Easton Ellis (AP/Luca Bruno)

Bret Easton Ellis returns?

Daniel D'Addario
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