Tag: The Exorcist: Believer
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Great Escaper’ goes up against ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
National Amusements fires up ‘BlackBerry’; MetFilm has ‘Golda’ starring Helen Mirren and ‘The Burial’.Universal’s franchise horror The Exorcist: Believer and Warner Bros’ UK drama The Great Escaper will be targeting different audiences at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, with both films opening wide.Starting in 616 cinemas, The Great Escaper stars Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson,…
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‘When Evil Lurks’ Review: Demonic Doings Spread Like Wildfire In an Unpredictable Thriller
The other demonic possession movie opening this week, “When Evil Lurks” is unlikely to steal major box-office thunder from “The Exorcist: Believer.” But Argentine genre specialist Demian Rugna’s latest is no mere opportunistic cash-in, either, with its own distinctive and non-formulaic take on the notion of an evil spirit that strikes like a malignant disease.…
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‘The Exorcist’ Ending Explained: Is Regan Freed From Her Possession?
Widely considered one of the greatest horror movies of all time, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) exploded into the pop culture zeitgeist quickly becoming a nationwide phenomenon, complete with literal fainting during some screenings and lines around the block in frigid weather. It was a movie that everyone needed to have a take on which…
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‘Night Swim’ Trailer: Wyatt Russell & Kerry Condon Star In Blumhouse’s Supernatural Thriller On January 5, 2024
Love it or hate it, Blumhouse continues to do what it does best: make lean, low/mid-budget genre films that help the studio fund its more prestigious fare. And while the quality of these movies varies, there’s certain charm to these B-movies, with Jason Blum more often than not giving young directors a chance to have…
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What Critics And Fans Are Saying About The Exorcist: Believer
50 years ago, “The Exorcist” changed horror as we know it. Director William Friedkin’s 1973 film was far from the first great entry in the genre, but it brought an almost documentary-like sense of realism to its story of a young girl who catches a really bad case of demonic possession. The outcome was one…
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The Behind-the-Scenes Drama of the Demon’s Voice in ‘The Exorcist’
With the recent passing of the great William Friedkin and the release of The Exorcist: Believer, ’tis the season once again to revel in what an unholy miracle The Exorcist is. Still one of the scariest films ever made that hasn’t aged a day, it’s a masterpiece of atmosphere, weaving bone-crunching technique with sophisticated domestic…
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David Gordon Green Was ‘Curious’ What William Friedkin Would Think of ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
David Gordon Green was hoping “The Exorcist” director William Friedkin would live to see “The Exorcist: Believer.”Friedkin, who died in August 2023 at age 87, helmed the original “Exorcist” film in 1973, which earned Best Picture and Best Director Oscar nominations. Green is directing a new “Exorcist” trilogy for Blumhouse and Universal Pictures; the first…
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Is ‘The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen’ the Version You Should See?
I don’t know if Warner Bros.’s claim that The Exorcist is the “scariest movie of all time” is objectively true, but it is one of only three movies to scare the hell out of me on first viewing. And the second. And the third. Familiarity eventually bled out the scares, but I appreciated the film…
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Where to Watch and Stream ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
Since 1973, The Exorcist has turned the heads of moviegoers across America. After two more sequential releases up til the 1990s and two prequels that came out in the 2000s, the next installment of an all-new trilogy is kicking off with The Exorcist: Believer. This time, there’s double the trouble when two little girls go…
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’s David Gordon Green & Jason Blum on the New Trilogy
50 years ago, a little girl’s demonic possession launched a new film — and eventually an entire franchise — into the pantheon of horror greats with William Friedkin’s The Exorcist. In the years since, the original 1973 film has spawned two sequels, two prequels, and a short-lived television series. Now, with the popularity of the…