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Apocalypse Movies

A collection of 3 posts
On Movies & Media

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

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.
04 May 2012
On Movies & Media

The End is (in a Theater) Near (You)

Steven D. Greydanus is quoted in a new Wall Street Journal article on the current surge of apocalyptic movies. The article begins like this: On a recent Saturday night, I went to the movies. Walking past the theater showing "I Am Legend" (plague kills most of humanity), I
18 Mar 2008 1 min read
On Movies & Media

Theme of the year? "The End is Near"

It seems that almost every year, there are one or two themes that emerge on the big screen... themes so persistent and vigorously investigated that you wonder if somebody somewhere called a meeting and planned for the films to correspond. Last week, I realized what I would argue to be
02 Nov 2007 2 min read
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