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 of the most exalted horror films of all time …
and one that would inspire enough bad imitators to make your head spin like a possessed Regan MacNeil.
Is it any wonder the film’s sequels and prequel(s) have failed to reach the same bar (the semi-cult classic that is “Exorcist III” notwithstanding)?The latest attempt at matching Friedkin’s achievement comes from David Gordon Green, a former indie wunderkind who knows a thing or two about tackling sacred horror properties after helming Blumhouse’s “Halloween” trilogy.
Titled “The Exorcist: Believer,” the film reunites Green and Blumhouse for a…
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