In her essay, “The Humanist Approach to Film: My Brilliant Career,” author and Eastern Michigan University lecturer Coralie Cederna Johnson writes that “everyone seeing a film for the first time makes a value judgment, even... Read More

“If we sit by and do nothing, the pressure we’re feeling today will mean persecution tomorrow.” Sounds like something a leader here at the American Humanist Association might say—after all, we’re reminded on our money,... Read More

It’s hard not to feel a little miffed at beloved American comedian Tina Fey when you watch the short interview she gave to Bustle, posted on Friday. While promoting her new film Whiskey Tango Foxtrot... Read More

On March 27, 1973, Marlon Brando refused to accept his Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Don Corleone in The Godfather. He had Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather attend instead. Declining the... Read More

Michael Moore has been making political documentaries for almost thirty years now. While his targets typically vary on a film-by-film basis—Roger & Me (1989): globalization; Bowling for Columbine (2002): gun violence and the peculiarly American fetishization of... Read More

Last Friday, the DC region experienced the biggest snow event in recent history. Living in a small western Maryland town, I made sure I was prepared to spend an extended amount of time inside my... Read More

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is an extremely engaging film with seductive barracks’ wit, well-done action sequences, and calculated appeal to the apolitical moviegoer. Yes, some of the humor is typical Michael Bay juvenilia, regurgitating... Read More