Whose Body Is It Anyway?
Today we are facing an economic commodification of human beings, in which capitalism blends with an ideology of surveillance.
Notre-Dame de Paris and the Spiritual Rooms for Our Souls
Are we breathing life into the exterior and interior spaces of our world, or are we mindlessly passing through the burdensome mediocrity of our alienating times?
The Predator and the Prey in Jane Campion’s ‘The Power of the Dog.’
Campion has created an atmospheric horror story in which fear and merciless landscape are the primary characters.
The Facts of the Soul
Even when we consume the news, we have to distance ourselves from the information.
The Fragility of Life in Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’
There are some things we cannot comprehend, and yet it is only human to ask questions, even if we are not using words.
False Incentives for Vaccination
No matter how many ridiculous incentives state or federal government offers, the question still remains: will people choose freedom or slavery?
The Emptiness of ‘Finch’
In yet another sign of our artistically arid times, “Finch” gives us no glimpse into human nature or soul, and all attempts at it are extremely simplistic.
Why ‘Let’s Go, Brandon!’ Matters
The viral nature of the “Let’s go, Brandon!” phenomenon should give us heart. Perhaps it is the unnatural speed of the totalitarian regime that will finally lead to its warp-speed undoing.
H. P. Lovecraft’s Weird Tales of Lost Souls
Lovecraft was a deeply philosophical writer, and his stories prove that probing into human consciousness can lead into the dark abyss that may or may not look back into us.
Erasing Humanity in the Quest for Power
James Whale’s 1933 film adaptation of “The Invisible Man” is a powerful reminder of how much we need to see our own humanity to be fully human.
The Emptiness of the Ideology and Tyrants Threatening Us
While Communism promised a new day for the workers, today’s COVID ideology offers no promises of a better life.
The Breath of Life
Understanding and accepting that toil and death are inevitable should, paradoxically, give us hope and gratitude.
Why America Needs Slavic Joy, or How to Be an Honest Optimist
Laughter and comedy represent the inner freedom that we all have, and that no totalitarian regime can touch and stain.
The Courage To Be Good
Only the strength of the human spirit and God can lead us out of any totalitarian system’s cruel labyrinth.
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Big Tech and, in particular, social media is a huge player and a culprit in this effort at the annihilation of free will. But we can resist it.
False Comforts and Addictions
Technology, in itself, is not evil. But what we do with it can be immoral.
A History of Totalitarian Surrealism
Man ceases to be human once he accepts a metaphysical takeover by ideology.
Catch Me If You Can
What drives Bastašić’s often tender exploration of the unreliability of memory and friendship, is a sense of loss. There is nothing saccharine about this journey.
Leave Our Kids Alone!
Science is just a word denoting an ideological push toward the dehumanization of children.
Politics Is Going to the Dogs
Political analysis today demands we go underneath an appearance of reality and seek out whether we are being fed propaganda.