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Mar 22, 2024 · The existence of nuns within genre cinema is far from unusual. Religious belief exists as a symptom of fear as we are aware our lives are vulnerable and chaotic, with religion bringing answers to...
Apr 15, 2024 · And nuns are still influencing movies today. The Conjuring horror franchise has already produced two spin-off films — The Nun (2018) and The Nun 2 (2023) — with viewers eagerly hoping for...
Mar 21, 2024 · The best nun films and shows contain the fizzy comedy of “Sister Act,” the shocking horrors of “The Devils,” and the wild lunacy of “Mrs. Davis.”
Dec 7, 2021 · Whether they’re erotic, hilarious, harrowing, inspiring, or some combination of them all, there’s one thing every story about nuns manages to be: scandalous, in the very best way.
May 16, 2024 · This reckoning is arguably why real-life nun horror stories are surfacing now: In these depictions, inspired by actual events, nuns are no longer cartoonish saints or sexualized victims but...
Dec 9, 2022 · Many movies about nuns and sisters focus on the community as a world set apart: the nun genre overlaps with the “women’s picture,” that beloved genre of films about the trials and...
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Dec 21, 2021 · From horror films, like 2018's The Nun to the nunsploitation films of the '70s, Hollywood has a habit of depicting the lives of nuns on the big screen. For more on this, I spoke with Alissa Wilkinson, film critic and culture reporter at Vox, and asked her why we're so obsessed with nuns, pop-culturally speaking.
