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'Moon': New Sci-Fi Movie Indicts Our Culture of Exploitation

Posted on Jul 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Duncan Jones' new film raises profound questions about the nature of our identities, as well as our relationships to our institutions.

Battlestar Galactica: Immersion Therapy for Post 9/11 World

Posted on Mar 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet

One can almost make a checklist of contemporary issues the series explored: abortion, torture, prisoner rights, terrorism, drugs, and on and on.

America Is a Dangerous Vigilante, Heroes Are Sociopaths: The Not-So-Mythical World of 'Watchmen'

Posted on Mar 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet

"Watchmen" depicts what happens when an individual or a nation assumes unwarranted and unlimited powers.

Batman's Take on 9/11 Era Politics? Drop the Fearmongering

Posted on Jul 25, 2008, Source: City States

"The Dark Knight" warns against what happens when a society abandons its principles out of fear.

WALL-E: A World Without Us

Posted on Jul 1, 2008, Source: City States

Stores are overfilling with WALL-E merchandise that will soon clog our landfills. Yet this new Disney movie bills itself as pro-environment.

Indiana Jones and the Fridge of Nuclear Doom

Posted on May 28, 2008, Source: City States

The new Indiana Jones movie marks a new low in American cinema for its disturbingly casual use of nuclear weapons as a narrative device.
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