Tag: Exorcist: The Beginning

  • ‘The Exorcist’s Alternate Ending Changes the Movie’s Meaning

    ‘The Exorcist’s Alternate Ending Changes the Movie’s Meaning

    David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer didn’t seem to impress theater goers very much. The film made a respectable $26.5 million in its opening weekend, but critic reviews and audience opinion weren’t kind. It’s no surprise. The franchise has a long history of disappointment. 1977’s Exorcist II: The Heretic is regarded as one of the…

  • Splice is right: has Disney stumbled upon the perfect Star Wars formula?

    Splice is right: has Disney stumbled upon the perfect Star Wars formula?

    Solo and Rogue One have both struck gold after hiring an old hand to resolve early chaos. Coincidence?There are few clearer indications that a big-budget Hollywood movie is in trouble than a change of director. It is not always the signal for a production to descend into chaos and ignominy – for every Exorcist: The…