‘Aum: The Cult at the End of the World’ Review: A Broad If Chilling Look Inside Japan’s Infamous Doomsday Cult

‘Aum: The Cult at the End of the World’ Review: A Broad If Chilling Look Inside Japan’s Infamous Doomsday Cult

'Aum: The Cult at the End of the World,' about the 1995 Tokyo subway attack, shines more light on cult tropes than it does on Aum itself. Review.

Tokyo Underground Sarin Attack At 30: Who Was The Deranged Doomsday Cult Responsible?

The attack by Aum Shinrikyo shocked the world, but it was only one part of their short reign of terror.

“AUM: The Cult at the End of the World” Examines How Evil Can Hide in Plain Sight

PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: (L–R) Shoko Egawa, Chiaki Yanagimoto, Ben Braun, and Andrew Marshall attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “AUM: The Cult at the End of the World” premiere at the Library Center Theatre on January 20, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images) By Lucy SpicerDuring the morning rush hour on March 20, 1995, chaos broke out in the Tokyo subway system. Sarin, an ex…