Film Review: Going Clear, HBO’s Documentary on Scientology

My favorite line from Casablanca is uttered by Captain Renault, exclaiming that he is “shocked—shocked—to find that gambling is going on in here!” right before a casino employee hands him his winnings. The makers of... Read More
We’re the Bad Guys! American Humanist Association Gets Mentioned in New Christian Film Do You Believe?

(The plot of this movie is so predictable that I really don’t think it needs a SPOILER ALERT.) This time last year, the Christian production company Pure Flix released the humanist-hating God’s Not Dead, which... Read More
Film Review: Chappie Is a Refreshingly Not-Set-in-America Imagining of a Technological Future

A coming-of-age story about a sentient robot, South African director Neill Blomkamp’s latest film, Chappie, is a sorely underrated and original film that leaves the audience, or at least me, musing on the endless possible... Read More
Uppity Women Unite: She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry Film Review

In many ways, the documentary film She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry reaffirms the old proverb: “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” This documentary about the triumphs and pitfalls of the second-wave... Read More
Film Review: American Sniper Hegemony, American Style

Yesterday morning, following the previous night’s Academy Awards extravaganza, the folks at Fox News started to crow. They were outraged that the film American Sniper didn’t win more awards (it was nominated for six Oscars,... Read More
PK Is a Film about Humanism—And that’s All I Can Tell You!

Imagine an internationally known actor and a top director coming together to make a movie about what it’s like to be a humanist in a highly religious society. Now imagine that it isn’t a small,... Read More
Our Favorite Holiday Movies

30 Rock's "Christmas Special" (2008) If I'm at home and my TV is on, there is an alarmingly high likelihood that an old episode of 30 Rock will be playing in the background. The brilliant... Read More