Philosophy in film

Marvel and Disney films are not just popcorn movies — they're about life's greatest mysteries

A.G. Holdier believes that Marvel films and Disney princess movies would satisfy the existential inclinations of Friedrich Nietzsche and other philosophers because they deal with what it means to be human. Holdier, a graduate student of philosophy at the University of Arkansas, discusses why Marvel superheroes and Disney princesses still have relevance in the real world.

'Release your anger': Thirty years later, this film critic learned new lessons from Star Wars

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...they had a lot of resilience. For Chris Knight, the chief film critic for the National Post newspaper, the life lessons found in Star Wars are now hitting pretty close to home. Knight believes that Star Wars has forced him to find a little patience in the pandemic

Rethinking Rituals

Next week on Thanksgiving Sunday, Tapestry producer Kent Hoffman tells his story on The Doc Project on how he managed to find comfort in rituals again during a time of loss in the pandemic. This week, he talks to Mary about what he learned, and how it might help us rethink rituals as we approach Thanksgiving.