Returning to William Friedkin's 1973 classic for a lega-sequel, director David Gordon Green lures Ellen Burstyn for an update that can't quite summon scares.
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Review: 'The Exorcist: Believer' requires blind faith, because the thrills aren't onscreen
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ brings back Ellen Burstyn in a mix of nostalgia and horror
Many know the 1973 film, 'The Exorcist', as it's said to have defined a generation of horror fans. In this latest installment to the franchise, 'The Exorcist
Returning to William Friedkin's 1973 classic for a lega-sequel, director David Gordon Green lures Ellen Burstyn for an update that can't quite summon scares.
Leslie Odom Jr. heads a cast that includes Ann Dowd and Ellen Burstyn, the latter reprising her role from William Friedkin’s 1973 horror classic for the first time.
‘Believer’ is a film where everyone’s effort — to underline a message, to deliver a nuanced performance, to be visually interesting, to shock the audience — is all a little too visible …
For a sequel that seeks to be just as worthy as one of the most unsettling films ever made, 'Believer' is ultimately more quaint and hopeful than blood-curdling and scream-inducing
A half-century after the original helped rewrite the rules of horror and launched a thousand imitators, “The Exorcist: Believer” tries picking up that mantle, with the lure of 90-year-old Ellen Burstyn reprising her role.
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