There is such a thing as too many possessed-by-that-dadgum-devil movies, but as long they tweak the well-worn concept, I’m cool with watching yet another. As the filmmakers note on the IFC Midnight disc’s featurette, they’re fully aware “The Exorcist” has sort of spoiled it for everyone else, so they tackle this story in a way […]
The Exorcist
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The Rite
At least it’s the only exorcist film I’ve seen where a priest stops his devil-be-gone ritual to answer an iPhone. That’s new. “Well, what’d you expect?” asks wizened Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins) to his young protégé. “Spinning heads? Pea soup?” Well, yes … and no. With “The Rite” being a studio picture — and from […]