Philosophy in Film

Political satire does not have to be subtle. Dr. Strangelove (1964) doesn’t pull any punches about its stance on militarism and the men entrusted with destroying the world. The Werewolf of Washington (1973) also wants to ridicule powerful men, but it never d...

Lucio Fulci’s reputation rests largely on the films he made during his gore-soaked run in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Zombie, City of the Living Dead,

When I first watched The Big Lebowski (1998), I didn’t like it. The viewing took place sometime around 2010, while I was a wet-behind-the-ears film student at the University of Georgia. I can’t tell you exactly why I didn’t like the film; I just felt that it w...

As someone who thinks Trainspotting (1996) is one of the greatest films, if not the greatest film of all time, I have great respect for Danny Boyle. I did, however, write an essay on