Michael Tolkin on THE RAPTURE

One of the more unique projects of the decade, director/writer Michael Tolkin’s disturbing 1991 religious fantasy tells the story of Sharon (Mimi Rogers), a young libertine converted to born-again Christianity, who takes drastic measures to ensure that the coming “Rapture” will “save” her young daughter. It’s provocative, to say the least, and in his debut as a TFH Guru, Michael Tolkin puts it all in properly apocalyptic perspective. As always, you can find more commentary, more reviews, more podcasts, and more deep-dives into the films you don’t know you love yet over at the Trailers From Hell mothership: But wait! There’s more! TFH has a podcast! It’s THE MOVIES THAT MADE ME, where you can join Oscar-nominated screenwriter Josh Olson and Trailers From Hell Fearless Leader Joe Dante in conversation with filmmakers, comedians, and all-around interesting people about the movies that made them who they are. Check it out now, a