‘Eric LaRue’: A Mother’s Healing Journey

‘Eric LaRue’ should be chased with the documentaries ‘I Am Living Proof’ and ‘The Work’; soul healing is available in both religious and nonreligious settings.

Janice LaRue (Judy Greer) in “Eric LaRue.” Dana Hawley/Magnolia Pictures

NR | 1h 59m | Drama | 2025

While not a faith-based film, “Eric LaRue” examines how two different faith communities deal with a traumatic event. By comparing and contrasting them, it shows how each one comes up short. An Evangelical congregation illustrates the currently popular term “spiritual bypassing,” that is, the use of superficial, talking-the-talk faith to avoid confronting difficult truths. The other, a Presbyterian congregation, presents an example of a well-meaning but ineffectual pastor.