Highbrow Lowbrow: Black Book vs Starship Troopers

The latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow is a Paul Verhoeven special. My podcast co-host Dan Slattery and I look at two very different films from the acclaimed Dutch director’s career.

My pick is Black Book, an epic wartime drama set in Nazi-Occupied the Netherlands. Dan opts for Starship Troopers, a bombastic sci-fi action film which Verhoeven made during his long sting in Hollywood.

You can listen here, and let me know your thoughts our choices.