Big Hero 6 Big Hero 6 looks like a turbo-charged animated superhero romp, at first glance. There are flying robots, neon cityscapes, and a team of unlikely […]

Gravity (2013 – PG‑13, 1 hr. 31 min.) may look like a white‑knuckle sci‑fi disaster epic, but at its core it is a profoundly human story about loss, […]

As The Doyenne of Death and expert on Mortality Movies, I’m often asked if I spend all my time thinking about death. My answer? Of course not. I also think […]

There are moments in life — and in death — that leave us blinking at the horizon of our own mortality, wondering how something so sudden, so shockingly […]

Medical aid in dying is misunderstood. This TEDxABQ talk presented by Gail Rubin, the Doyenne of Death®, on September 27, 2025, helps dispel myths and […]

The Twilight Zone, created and hosted by Rod Serling, was basically the first Mortality Movies TV series. The series, which aired on CBS from 1959 to 1964, […]

Yes, there are Christmas Mortality Movies. The holidays come loaded with tinsel, tradition, and, if we’re honest, a surprising amount of existential angst. […]

Hola, amigos de la muerte (and life)! As we approach Día de los Muertos, that gorgeously bittersweet time when the veil between worlds gets as thin as tissue […]

Jewish Funerals on Film Movies can be a safe, even entertaining, way to explore the rituals that surround death, and few traditions are as rich, layered, and […]

Few experiences in life confront us with the inevitability of death like the loss of a beloved pet, especially dogs. Whether it’s a rambunctious puppy, a […]