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Handling The Undead, Christopher R. Deacy
Handling The Undead, Christopher R. Deacy
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Handling the Undead (2024), directed by Thea Hvistendahl.
A Still Small Voice, Dereck Daschke
A Still Small Voice, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of A Still Small Voice (2023), directed by Luke Lorentzen.
Good Grief, John C. Lyden
Good Grief, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Good Grief (2023), directed by Rob Sharp.
Don't Worry About It, John C. Lyden
Don't Worry About It, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Don't Worry About It (2023), directed by Melissa Kong.
The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future, John C. Lyden
The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future (2022), directed by Francesca Alegría.
After Yang, John C. Lyden
After Yang, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of After Yang (2021), directed by Kogonada.
In The Jam Jar, William L. Blizek
In The Jam Jar, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of In the Jam Jar (2022), directed by Colin Nixon.
I'M Here, William L. Blizek
I'M Here, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of I'm Here (2020), directed by Julia Orlik.
Maika, John C. Lyden
Maika, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Maika (2022), directed by Ham Tran.
Song Of Clouds, William L. Blizek
Song Of Clouds, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Song of Clouds (2019) directed by Ankit Poudel.
Tahara, William L. Blizek
Tahara, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Tahara (2019) directed by Olivia Peace.
Three Deaths, William L. Blizek
Three Deaths, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Three Deaths (2020) directed by Jay Dockendorf.
The Farewell, John C. Lyden
The Farewell, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Farewell (2019) directed by Lulu Wang.
Sunnyside, William L. Blizek
Sunnyside, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Sunnyside (2018), directed by Frederik Carbon.
Butterflies, John C. Lyden
Butterflies, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Butterflies (2018), directed by Tolga Karacelik.
“To See My Home Before I Die”: The Trip To Bountiful, Memento Mori, And The Experience Of Death, Margaret Sullivan
“To See My Home Before I Die”: The Trip To Bountiful, Memento Mori, And The Experience Of Death, Margaret Sullivan
Journal of Religion & Film
This article analyzes the portrayal of death in Peter Masterson’s 1985 film The Trip to Bountiful. My claim is that the experience of death, in the film, functions as a tool both for the elderly main character’s increased self-understanding and for her conscious, ethical action. I enter this discussion through an examination of late deconstruction’s ethical turn and the argument that aporetic unknowing, if experienced and endured, leads to the chance for real, authentic action. I then demonstrate how the film depicts such an aporetic encounter with death, and do so, in large part, by focusing on the film’s final …