Religion

‘Heretic’ a revelation of theological-discussion horror

Hugh Grant’s armchair theologian in “Heretic” points out that the Hollies’ “The Air that I Breathe” begat Radiohead’s “Creep” which begat Lana del Rey’s “Get

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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ (1946), but is it a wonderful movie?

Director Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) stands as a wonderful Christmastime perspective check. Along with James Stewart’s George Bailey, viewers should also remember

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‘Night of the Hunter’ (1955) is influential … but is it good?

Charles Laughton was a one-of-a-kind, larger-than-life actor – for better or worse. And his one film as a director, “The Night of the Hunter” (1955),

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‘Rosemary’s Baby’ (1968) is horror by gaslight

The term wasn’t popularized at the time, but “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968) is a master class in gaslighting. In her sympathetic breakthrough role, Mia Farrow’s title

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‘Immaculate’ conceives shocking gore horror

It’s amazing in this day and age that there aren’t tons of stories about religious groups protesting “Immaculate,” the shocking gore-horror flick that came out

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Ricci’s ‘The Gathering’ (2003) is well-meaning, cliched church horror

As her career launched, like most actresses, Christina Ricci supplemented artistic, critic-lauded work with better-paying gigs, which likely explains her top billing in “The Gathering”

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‘The First Omen’ is stylistically grand, narratively odd

Holy cow – or should I say “unholy cow” – “The First Omen” is actually a worthy prequel to Richard Donner’s 1976 classic “The Omen,”

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Demon Nun is back in the habit in generic ‘The Nun II’

The Demon Nun’s superpowers include a knack for popping up to do jump scares, and when the third act comes, she can possess people. But

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All 10 ‘Exorcist’ movies, TV seasons and books, ranked

On Oct. 6, the “Exorcist” franchise will return in a big way for the 50th anniversary legacy sequel “The Exorcist: Believer.” It comes from the

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‘Night Theater’ (2020) mixes body horror, spiritual questions

Vikram Paralkar’s “Night Theater” (2020) is a one-setting, small-cast novella of a little over 200 pages that raises big questions. It’s easy to read in

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