Renegade Cut

What is anarchism? How is anarchism portrayed in the Alan Moore graphic novel V for Vendetta and its film adaptation? How can we face fascism in the 21st century?

What is premillennial dispensationalism and how does it relate to American politics? How did the Left Behind novel and film series popularize belief in the Rapture in America? In the first Renegade Cut feature film, authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins as well as thousands of years of Biblical scholarship are put under the magnifying glass.

Is the existence of God incompatible with the existence of evil? How does this tie into the Terry Gilliam film Time Bandits?

An analysis of the 2016 Tom Ford Nocturnal Animals. What does the ending mean?

An analysis of non-human animal ethics related to the 2017 Bong joon-ho film Okja. Is there something distinctive about humans that justifies the belief that we have moral status and non-human animals do not?

Does Blade Runner 2049 give us a glimpse into the future of artificial intelligence? How will we use and abuse this inevitable technology?

An analysis of the fairy tale aspect of the infamous Dario Argento horror film Suspiria and how fairy tale tropes are influence (and are influenced by) society.

What is colonialism and how does it relate to the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Ragnarok?

What is the meaning of the Darren Aronofsky film mother! anyway? Are there really multiple interpretations to this obvious allegory?

What do atheists believe? How is it different from what some theists assume atheists believe? Common myths about atheism are explored while also analyzing the logical fallacies of this godawful (pun intended!) right-wing Christian film.

An analysis of the sociological concept of The Other as it relates to the 2017 Guillermo del Toro film The Shape of Water.

What is the Ridley Scott film The Counselor about anyway?

An analysis of existential themes in the Terrence Malick war epic The Thin Red Line.

In the 1984 film Amadeus, is the life of Antonio Salieri controlled by God? Are all lives controlled by God simply by virtue of existence and omniscience?

What are the positives and negatives to the normative ethics theory of utilitarianism? How does it tie into the Edgar Wright film Hot Fuzz?

How does theology relate to philosophy? What is dogma? Find out how this connects to Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Learn about The American Adam, The American Dream and other myths that were helped made popular through stories about the old west. See how these relate to The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

What are the three main categories of normative ethics and how do they connect with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and The Avengers movies?

The relationship between America and South Korea depicted as a monster movie. The Host - directed by Bong joon-ho.

What is white privilege? What is white fragility? What are some of the myths about them?

Poverty is a contributing factor to violent crime and the drug trade. See how this relates to the 2002 Brazilian film City of God.

Is time travel possible? If it is possible, is it ethical to do so? Learn the answers to this and more in this philosophical analysis of the Back to the Future trilogy.

Is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri racist? Can a movie that opposes racism trip up and become racist itself?

Fist of the North Star is a laughably disgusting anime film from 1986. Peter Kropotkin was a 19th century Russian philosopher. Let's see how they intertwine. Content warning: graphic violence.

Is the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles influenced by Ayn Rand and her philosophy? Is Brad Bird an Objectivist or not? Are these even the right questions?

Doubt (2008) tells us a lot about the difference between faith and certainty -- not to mention the conflict between certainty and doubt.

The four ways to live forever as explained by the 2012 Wachowskis film Cloud Atlas.