Psycho, Taxi Driver, and Maniac: A Formal Comparison
The 1981 film Maniac definitely owes a debt to both Psycho and Taxi Driver. Its a strange set of films to compare but they do have some core commonality. Alienation and loneliness being the main ones, but there are interesting formal differences. Chronologically they each shed certain traditional concerns with craft that their predecessors were invested in.
