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After half a century, The Exorcist is still considered one of the scariest movies ever made. But one priest says it's a movie deeply concerned with faith, and responding to evil.
This supernatural horror film, inspired by real events, features Russell Crowe as an Italian priest appointed as the Pope's ...
Of course “The Exorcist” is a horror movie, but, among other things, it’s about fraught female lives and deep emotions, and in rewatching it, I was struck by how much it shares with the ...
William Peter Blatty's 1990 horror film "The Exorcist III" was based on his own 1983 novel "Legion," a follow-up to his 1971 ...
The original “The Exorcist,” which was based on a book by the Catholic William Peter Blatty, focused all attention on a pair of priests as the ones being able to exorcise the demon.
The exorcism scene — not scary at all, and I’m a wimp — turns into an audition to see which religion will get the job done. It’s a veritable “walk into a bar” joke.
“The Exorcist: Believer” returns Chris MacNeil to the franchise after a 50 year absence, and it turns out that she wrote a book and did some speaking tours, ...
“The Exorcist,” a master class in grief and dread, is quite unlike the formulaic fun of, say, slasher movies that easily breed follow-ups. Famously, Friedkin (and Burstyn, ...
(Image credit: Universal Pictures) There is a key reason why The Exorcist: Deceiver won’t be made in time to hit its originally targeted release date: the film no longer has a director attached ...
"The Exorcist: Believer," a direct sequel to the 1973 horror movie, delivers new demon, starry cameo and a gnarly scene with a crucifix. (Spoilers!) Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...
The Exorcist — in contrast to Believer, unfortunately — is indeed genuinely shocking, even if the scene in which Regan’s head literally spins is a little less viscerally terrifying to ...