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
The Humanist Interview with Andrea Steele Founder and Executive Director of the Freethought Film Festival Foundation
The first annual International Freethought Film Festival was held Friday, May 13, through Sunday, May 15, 2011, at the historic Tampa Theatre in sunny Tampa, Florida. The event was the brainchild of writer Andrea Steele,... Read More
Real to Reel Ten Classics in Humanist Cinema
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA—Cameras were flashing February 18, 2011, as men and women in elegant tuxedos and beautiful gowns rose to accept their awards for last year’s crop of films. No, it wasn’t the Academy Awards.... Read More