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Like The Ones I Used To Know, Rubina Ramji

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a review of the short film, Like the Ones I Used to Know [Le Grand Claques] (2020), directed by Annie St-Pierre.

You Wouldn't Understand, Rubina Ramji

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a review of the short film, You Wouldn't Understand (2021), directed by Trish Hernatiaux.

In The Earth, Rubina Ramji

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a review of In the Earth (2021), directed by Ben Wheatley.

Human Factors, Rubina Ramji

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a review of Human Factors (2021), directed by Ronny Trocker.

Sabaya, Jodi Mcdavid

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Sabaya (2021), directed by Hogir Hirori.

Sundance 2021 Introduction, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

Introduction to the Sundance Film Festival 2021

Flee, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Flee (2021), directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen.

Mass, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Mass (2021), directed by Fran Kranz.

Together Together, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Together Together (2021), directed by Nicole Beckwith.

Rebel Hearts, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Rebel Hearts (2021), directed by Pedro Kos.

Strawberry Mansion, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Strawberry Mansion (2021), directed by Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley.

A Glitch In The Matrix, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of A Glitch in the Matrix (2021), directed by Rodney Ascher.

How It Ends, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of How It Ends (2021), directed by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones.

Cryptozoo, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Cryptozoo (2021), directed by Dash Shaw.

Coda, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of CODA (2021), directed by Siân Heder.

The Fourfold, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of the animated short film, The Fourfold (2020), directed by Alisi Telengut.

This Is The Way We Rise, Michele M. Desmarais

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a review of the short film, This Is the Way We Rise (2019), directed by Ciara Lacy.

Envisioning Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics: African Spirituality In American Cinema, Jessica Knippel

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Kameelah L. Martin, Envisioning Black Feminist Voodoo Aesthetics: African Spirituality in American Cinema.

Queer Muslim Diasporas In Contemporary Literature And Film, Hina Muneeruddin

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Alberto Fernández Carbajal's Queer Muslim Diasporas in Contemporary Literature and Film.

Gender And Patriarchy In The Films Of Muslim Nations: A Filmographic Study Of 21st Century Features From Eight Countries, Candace Mixon

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Patricia R. Owen, Gender and Patriarchy in the Films of Muslim Nations: A Filmographic Study of 21st Century Features from Eight Countries.

Skyfall: The "Aliens Sequence" In Monty Python's Life Of Brian, Robert Cousland

Journal of Religion & Film

Despite its brevity and science fiction genre, Terry Gilliam's "aliens sequence" in Monty Python's Life of Brian functions in at least three ways: It is a brilliant parody of Star Wars and other space epics. It addresses concerns that were of profound significance for the religion of Jesus' day and, finally, and it significantly challenges the Christian premise of a divinely ordained purpose underlying Jesus' life.

In Memoriam Terry Jones (1942-2020)

Transcendental Style In Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer (2nd Edition), Michael Gibson

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Paul Schrader's Transcendental Style in Film: Ozu, Bresson, Dreyer, 2nd edition (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2018).

The Fight, Rubina Ramji

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of The Fight (2020), directed by Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres.

Jo Jo Rabbit, Tony S.L. Michael

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Jo Jo Rabbit (2019), directed by Taika Waititi.

Finding Fīlmfārsī: Reevaluations Of Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Cinema, William E. B. Sherman

Journal of Religion & Film

This article reviews two books: Pedram Partovi's Popular Iranian Cinema before the Revolution: Family and Nation in Filmfārsī, and Golbar Rekabtalaei, Iranian Cosmopolitanism: A Cinematic History.

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 …

Seeing Like The Buddha: Enlightenment Through Film, Skyler Osburn

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a book review of Francisca Cho's Seeing Like the Buddha: Enlightenment through Film.

Who Is Like God? The Deer Hunter As Angelic Allegory, Nicholas J. Schaser

Journal of Religion & Film

Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter utilizes Christian contexts and biblical motifs in order to present an allegory in which Michael (Robert De Niro) represents an angelic being. While Michael displays powers that parallel those of biblical angels, his lack of religious reverence and divine self-perception lead to a metaphorical fall in Vietnam. Michael’s friend Nick (Christopher Walken) is also an allegorical symbol for imperiled humanity in need of salvation. When Michael is unable to rescue Nick from a Russian roulette table in Saigon, Cimino’s film emerges as a theological statement about the problem of human violence and the necessity for …

I Am Mother, Rubina Ramji

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of I Am Mother (2019) directed by Grant Sputore.

Dirty God, Rubina Ramji

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Dirty God (2019) directed by Sacha Polak.