Mythology in Film: How Humanists Can Appreciate Religious or Fantasy Films

The lumbering, mindlessly hungry undead surround their victims, hoping to sink their teeth into living flesh. One bite will turn a normal person into a monster, and only a blow to the head will stop... Read More
Zero Dark Thirty and Torture in Film

Now that the Oscar nominations have been announced, movie buffs across the country can start speculating on what films will take home that iconic golden statue. Unfortunately, lost in all the glamour and pomp of... Read More
Another Earth

Most people have a mistake in life they would like forgiven: a petty theft, cheating on a lover, a lie that sprawled and webbed like a net forever hovering nearby. For Rhoda, the main character... Read More
Movie Review: Joss Whedon’s The Avengers

I loved The Avengers. I’ve seen it twice so far, and I have every intention of seeing it at least once more in theaters before buying it on DVD. Every character was interesting and well... Read More
Film Review: Does The Hunger Games Depict a Godless Society?

In this wildly popular film, based on a novel of the same name that is part of a trilogy, the lead character is a young woman, Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss lives in... Read More
Movie Review: In God We Teach

The new documentary film In God We Teach exposes the details of a prominent church-state separation incident at a public school in New Jersey to outline the difficulties in answering the general question: how should... Read More
Film Review: Mother: Caring for 7 Billion

Mother: Caring for 7 Billion is a clear-eyed documentary on the often controversial topic of the long-term effects of human population growth on humanity’s ability to sustain itself in the face of the finite natural... Read More