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Padam and Tulsi, whose remote Himalayan village has become increasingly desolate as families migrate to cities, leaving the pair to wonder who will perform their last rites.
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Variety Staff, Variety, 25 July 2025
Now that The Conjuring is reading its last rites, Wilson and Farmiga are recalibrating their place in the grander scheme.
—EW.com, 6 May 2025
As religion in America declined, experts administered last rites.
—Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Sheryl gets a teary good-bye scene with her granddaughters, but perhaps the most moving moment is when Kristen — who admits to how complicated this is given the current status of her relationship with her mother — brings David in to perform last rites if Sheryl wants them.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 July 2024
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Variety Staff, Variety, 25 July 2025
Now that The Conjuring is reading its last rites, Wilson and Farmiga are recalibrating their place in the grander scheme.
—EW.com, 6 May 2025
As religion in America declined, experts administered last rites.
—Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Sheryl gets a teary good-bye scene with her granddaughters, but perhaps the most moving moment is when Kristen — who admits to how complicated this is given the current status of her relationship with her mother — brings David in to perform last rites if Sheryl wants them.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 July 2024
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“Last rites.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20rites. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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