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A smiling man embracing two women, one with short wavy hair and the other with long dark hair, in a cosy indoor setting.
Review

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

by Weiting Liu

Kel­ly Fre­mon Craig’s take on Judy Bloom’s icon­ic pre­teen nov­el is a sweet tale of a young girl fig­ur­ing out reli­gion, boys and puberty.

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In Retrospect
A man in a white coat appears to be flying over a cityscape at night, with the lights of the buildings and streets visible below.
In Praise Of

The Big Lebowski at 25: How embracing ‘Dudeism’ can lead to a happier life

by Simon Bland

Oliv­er Ben­jamin, the founder of the world’s ​“slow­est grow­ing” reli­gion, reflects on how The Coen Broth­ers’ clas­sic crime caper inspired him to start a glob­al movement.
Two people sitting in a room, one man wearing a white jumper and the other a woman wearing a patterned cardigan. Behind them are framed artworks and a light fixture on the wall.
Review

Father Stu

by Charles Bramesco

A skep­ti­cal ama­teur wrestler finds reli­gion in writer/​director Ros­alind Ross’ unin­spired biopic.

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In Retrospect
A woman with dark hair looking pensive, her face in profile against a blurred background.
Review

Apostasy

by David Jenkins

The dark chasm between tra­di­tion­al reli­gion and mod­ern liv­ing is the sub­ject of Daniel Kokotajlo’s har­row­ing debut feature.

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In Retrospect
A woman's face, partly obscured by a white headscarf, appears intense and thoughtful against a dark background.
Review

The Nun (1966)

by David Jenkins

A wel­come re-release of Jacques Rivette’s sec­ond fea­ture, a fero­cious and light­ly erot­ic take­down of organ­ised religion.

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In Retrospect
Hands holding rosary beads, dark background.

The Exorcist and the eternal struggle between religion and science

by Lara C Cory

With a new stage ver­sion arriv­ing this month, William Peter Blatty’s sto­ry remains a potent cul­tur­al symbol.
Young boy smiling in front of large mural painting on a brick wall.
Festivals

A staggering new film tells the story of faith in America

by Matt Turner

Deb­o­rah Stratman’s hour-long doc­u­men­tary The Illi­nois Para­bles explores the con­nec­tion between reli­gion and nation­al identity.