Tag: American Midwest

“Badlands” is a 1973 crime drama directed by Terrence Malick in his feature film debut, and it stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek in leading roles. Loosely inspired by the real-life 1958 killing spree of Charles Starkweather and his teenage girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, the film is a haunting meditation on alienation, love, violence, and…