Sunday, October 11, 2020

Hail Satan? (2019)

 
HAIL SATAN?  (2019)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Penny Lane
A documentary about the Satanic Temple, a congregation of free-wheeling, free-thinking Satanists, who always seem to incur the wrath of the self-righteous right by insisting that state and local governments actually enforce the First Amendment. If the movie's a little rough around the edges, so are its subjects, a disparate collection of rebels, outcasts, pranksters and provocateurs who view Satanism not as an evil, but as a vehicle to promote humanistic values and personal freedom. They're crusaders for the separation of church and state, religious diversity and tolerance, and they're pretty sure the Bill of Rights is on their side. Making matters worse, they've got a sense of humor. No wonder the far right hates them.