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The Looming, William L. Blizek
The Looming, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Looming (2023), directed by Masha Ko.
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.
Onyx The Fortuitous And The Talisman Of Souls, Dereck Daschke
Onyx The Fortuitous And The Talisman Of Souls, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023), directed by Andrew Bowser.
Cat Person, Christopher R. Deacy
Cat Person, Christopher R. Deacy
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Cat Person (2023), directed by Susanna Fogel.
Religious Hegemony And "Muslim" Horror Movies, Shaheed N. Mohammed
Religious Hegemony And "Muslim" Horror Movies, Shaheed N. Mohammed
Journal of Religion & Film
The present paper examines horror films originating in Muslim contexts and available on U.S. streaming services. Using Gramsci's concept of hegemony, the paper examines how such films negotiate and articulate with the dominant Hollywood mainstream horror genre with particular attention to the hegemonic power of the mainstream with its Christian iconography and assumptions.
Impetigore, Jodi Mcdavid
Impetigore, Jodi Mcdavid
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Impetigore (2019) directed by Joko Anwar.
Run Sweetheart Run, Jodi Mcdavid
Run Sweetheart Run, Jodi Mcdavid
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Run Sweetheart Run (2020) directed by Shana Feste.
The Night House, Jodi Mcdavid
The Night House, Jodi Mcdavid
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Night House (2020), directed by David Bruckner.
Scare Me, Jodi Mcdavid
Scare Me, Jodi Mcdavid
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Scare Me (2020), directed by Josh Ruben.
Teaching Hierophany Through Film And Film Through Hierophany, Marc Yamada
Teaching Hierophany Through Film And Film Through Hierophany, Marc Yamada
Journal of Religion & Film
Courses that deal with cinematic representations of the sacred often focus on the experiences of characters in the film, relegating the viewer to the position of a passive witness to the reorienting effects of cinematic hierophanies. These types of courses do not take full advantage of the power of the cinematic medium to transform the way viewers understand the ontological and temporal structures they use to anchor themselves in the “profane” world. Based on my undergraduate course Cinema and the Sacred, this article outlines ways to allow students to experience the full transformative effects of cinema. As is the case …
Myth And Monstrosity: Teaching Indigenous Films, Ken Derry
Myth And Monstrosity: Teaching Indigenous Films, Ken Derry
Journal of Religion & Film
The past few times that I have taught my course on religion and film I have included a number of Indigenous movies. The response from students has been entirely positive, in part because most of them have rarely encountered Indigenous cultural products of any kind, especially contemporary ones. Students also respond well to the way in which many of these films use notions of the monstrous to explore, and explode, colonial myths. Goldstone, for example, by Kamilaroi filmmaker Ivan Sen, draws on noir tropes to peel back the smiling masks of the people responsible for the mining town’s success, …
The Ring Goes To Different Cultures: A Call For Cross Cultural Studies Of Religious Horror Films, Seung Min Hong
The Ring Goes To Different Cultures: A Call For Cross Cultural Studies Of Religious Horror Films, Seung Min Hong
Journal of Religion & Film
Within the field of religion and media, the study of horror films has always been treated as a minor topic, and cross-cultural comparative studies of such films are even rarer. Furthermore, such comparative projects that involve East Asian contexts, despite their influence on the genre of horror, are yet more difficult to find. By attempting a brief American & East Asian comparative analysis of the Ring series as an example and also proposing an empirical comparative audience research, I call for more cross cultural studies of religious horror films.