E arly in American Psycho, Mary Harron’s blisteringly good adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel, Patrick Bateman ...

From the “morning shed” to fitness advice from the manosphere, Christian Bale’s iconic morning montage in “American Psycho” ...

“There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction ... Bateman has often been held up as a cult symbol of the “sigma male,” an archetype for someone introverted and attractive ...

“I’m always so mystified by it,” she said of the character’s rebranding as a “sigma male” icon ... s toxic worshipping of Patrick Bateman”, and to what Harron sees as a dangerous ...

“American Psycho” director Mary Harron says she finds it bizarre to witness “Wall Street bros” idolizing Christian Bale’s character Patrick Bateman ... also finds it ironic that Bateman is so beloved ...