‘The Testaments’ Further Explores Margaret Atwood’s Feminist Dystopia
In Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Testaments,’ she expands upon the dystopian vision created by ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ and reveals political complexities that many ardent fans overlook.
Kylie Jenner Throws ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Birthday Party. SJWs Predictably Erupt
You can no longer throw TV show-themed parties, since SJWs might claim you’re supporting brutal, totalitarian empires.
HBO’s ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Update Is Better Than The Book
The details of the technological revolution needed to be incorporated into Ray Bradbury’s world, but Bradbury’s prescient message is still the centerpiece.
Feminists Have More In Common With ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Than They Think
Both feminists and fundamentalists try to build a comprehensive account of womanhood using a radically incomplete set of parts.
‘The Circle’ Is Imperfectly Executed, But Still Eerily Relevant
The film doesn’t really do full justice to its source material. But it’s still highly watchable, and succeeds as a powerful conversation starter.
10 Things Wrong With ‘Passengers’ And Its Message About The Future
‘Passengers’ tells us a lot about progressive assumptions regarding society, individualism, and what it means to be human.
Ten Years Later, Critics Still Love—And Misunderstand—’Children of Men’
The critical adoration for ‘Children of Men’ is largely misplaced. The movie is technically brilliant, but fails even as the sort of political agitprop its admirers would like it to be.
President Reagan’s Favorite Dystopian Novel Has A Message For Us
These characters from the dystopian novel ‘The Journal of David Q. Little’ can help us reflect on the choice between individuality or conformity; between living life exceptionally or as a drone.