2019, 1h 35m… The film does a fantastic job of presenting The Satanic Temple as a social movement fighting against the codification of Christianity in American society. We learn that the Constitution does not establish the United States as a Christian nation, and that efforts to formalize Christianity in government largely began with the evangelical lobby of the 1950s. This was the time where “under God” was added to the pledge of allegiance and “In God We Trust” was added to money. Interestingly, part of the success of the evangelical lobby was its ability to connect capitalism with Christianity based on the godless communist threat of era. Ever since this time, politicians and advocates have been trying to impose more Christian elements in our government, such as prayer services before public hearings and Ten Commandments monuments in capital buildings. The Satanic Temple arose to counter these encroachments through creative activism.
Icarus
Revelations made in this film implicate all levels of the Russian state bureaucracy, nearly every Russian athlete, and the International Olympic Committee which turned a blind eye for years. The film makes us question the fairness of modern athletics and whether steroid-free sports are still possible.