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Stories by Michael Dudley

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

Duncan Jones' new film raises profound questions about the nature of our identities, as well as our relationships to our institutions.
Posted on Jul 22, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Battlestar Galactica: Immersion Therapy for Post 9/11 World

One can almost make a checklist of contemporary issues the series explored: abortion, torture, prisoner rights, terrorism, drugs, and on and on.
Posted on Mar 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet

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

"Watchmen" depicts what happens when an individual or a nation assumes unwarranted and unlimited powers.
Posted on Mar 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet

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

"The Dark Knight" warns against what happens when a society abandons its principles out of fear.
Posted on Jul 25, 2008, Source: City States

WALL-E: A World Without Us

Stores are overfilling with WALL-E merchandise that will soon clog our landfills. Yet this new Disney movie bills itself as pro-environment.
Posted on Jul 1, 2008, Source: City States

Indiana Jones and the Fridge of Nuclear Doom

The new Indiana Jones movie marks a new low in American cinema for its disturbingly casual use of nuclear weapons as a narrative device.
Posted on May 28, 2008, Source: City States