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Take Shelter (2011) and Movies About the End of the World

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Jeffrey Overstreet

04 May 2012
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Film Review • Apocalypse Movies • Response • Take Shelter

In "At World's End: The Age of the Apocalypse Movie," an article published at Seattle Pacific University's Response magazine, I consider Take Shelter and other films that show an increasing obsession with the end of the world.

Wake Up Dead Man — a review in progress

Wake Up Dead Man — a review in progress

Rian Johnson's third film in the Knives Out series is not only my favorite of the series — it's one of the most provocative films about Christian faith I've seen in many years.
02 Dec 2025 8 min read
Train Dreams (2025)

Train Dreams (2025)

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) collaborate on another enthralling film about men seeking meaning in hard times.
22 Nov 2025 11 min read
Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Technical difficulties interrupted my posting this week.
22 Nov 2025 1 min read
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