First, we watch as Powell slicks back his hair and pops in brown contacts. Dressed in Bateman’s instantly-recognizable suit, Powell imitates Bale’s stiff gait as he approaches the room.

The image of Bateman being so memorably enshrined onscreen in this sequence is not supposed to be aspirational. But pull up TikTok or Instagram or Reddit and you can easily find your way into a ...

In the 23 years since American Psycho was first published, Bateman's transcended literature and become a cult icon, a legend, or—if I may—a hero in the process.

While Patrick’s privilege as a rich, white man in the 1980s is essential to him facing no consequences for a killing spree in the original film, Guadagnino has the opportunity to bring Bateman ...