Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto's doc 'AUM: The Cult at the End of the World' thinly investigates events surrounding the 1995 Tokyo Subway attacks.

Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto's documentary examines the Aum Shinrikyo cult, responsible for the deadly Tokyo subway attack of 1995. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic A generally ...

“AUM: The Cult at the End of the World” will hit theaters on Wednesday, March 19 from Greenwich Entertainment and will be available on digital platforms on Friday, March 28. Check out the ...

Editor’s Note: This review was published during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. “Aum: The Cult at the End of the World” opens in theaters March 19, 2025 and launches on PVOD March 28.

Aum Shinrikyo, whose name means "supreme truth", began in the 1980s as a spiritual group mixing Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, later working in elements of apocalyptic Christian prophesies.