The Exorcist at 50: a terrifying film that symbolises the decline of America’s faith and optimism: Please note this piece contains spoilers. Having made a film about priests making a film, I find myself discussing cinema with actual priests more than most. Invariably, the fathers’ favourite film is The Exorcist, in which two priests battle …
The Exorcist Believer: a real priest on why the film is ‘potentially dangerous’: Warning: this review contains some spoilers for The Exorcist: Believer. Nobody who watches The Exorcist: Believer could claim that they didn’t get what they expected when they bought their ticket. Two children experiment with the occult and inadvertently open the door to …
The Pope’s Exorcist: how the film compares to the real church’s approach to exorcism: When official trailers were released, the International Association of Exorcists branded The Pope’s Exorcist: “unreliable … splatter cinema”. The film’s protagonist, Father Gabriele Amorth (Russell Crowe), is based on a real Catholic exorcist who was a founding member of the very …