The Small World of Modern Thrillers 

Nicholas Barber for The Economist:

There is something similar going on in numerous films and television series. The phenomenon has been called “universe-shrinking”.... Again and again, sprawling conflicts are being reduced to family feuds.... [N]ow that studios are so reliant on overseas sales, they don’t want to risk offending foreign markets. It’s safer to be personal than political.

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