The Exorcist

"...and Kitty Winn. No matter how many times viewed, The Exorcist never fails to deliver the goods. As soul-frightening..."

July 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Exorcist: Believer

David Gordon Green moves from Halloween to another massive horror franchise

"...safe pair of hands to handle a well-known IP: The writer and director of Joe and Prince Avalanche is..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist

The master filmmaker revealed, under the guise of examining his film.

"...hour with William Friedkin to discuss his upcoming documentary, The Devil and Father Amorth, about the Vatican's chief exorcist,..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen

"...and Kitty Winn. No matter how many times viewed, The Exorcist never fails to deliver the goods. As soul-frightening..."

March 15, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Exorcist

Mexican filmmaker Jaime Hermosillo thrusts his personal life into the public domain of cinema.

"...Homosexuality. Transsexuality. Religious hypocrisy. Fratricide. Pornography. Incest. Bigamy. These are but a few of the controversial subjects that..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Screens Feature by Chale Nafus

The Possession

A divorced couple reunite in their efforts to save their daughter from an evil spirit.

"...Raimi's Ghost House Pictures, this effective little creeper is the only Judaic pastiche of The Exorcist you're likely to..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Derrickson’s film, based on a real event in which a priest was charged with negligent homicide because of a death that occurred during an exorcism, flirts with relevance and assorted hot-button topics but fails to amount to much more than an overlong exercise in Jesuit Theosophy 101, played against the backdrop of Law & Order.

"...Feore, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Mary Beth Hurt. Prefaced by the words "This film is based on real events," The..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Darkness

Supernatural horror film from the Blumhouse scare factory

"...It starts only five minutes into The Darkness: the ominous chords of a foreboding soundtrack warning..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Third Miracle

"...Anne Heche, Barbara Sukowa and Charles Haid. Ever since The Exorcist, we've come to expect movies about the spirit..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Horror, the Horror

William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist and screenwriter of the infamously terrifying film, discusses the recently released The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen and his life on both sides of the camera.

"...soup: That's how most people remember William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin in 1973 from Blatty's..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"...William Friedkin sits back on a couch in the Four Seasons and stares at me. "Possession," he intoned,..."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bloody Good Time at the Paramount

Classic horror season kicks off with blood drive for 'Nosferatu'

"...a movie? It's a perfect night for vampires at the Paramount kicks off its horror week with a double..."

July 24, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How The First Omen Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...There are scenes in The First Omen that will restore..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Devil Inside

A woman tries to determine whether her incarcerated mother is criminally insane or demonically possessed.

"...The Devil Inside offers proof, if any were needed, that..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Love Witch

Blood sugar sex magick

"...handful of shorts and her feature debut in 2007 (the pitch perfect Viva), Anna Biller quickly established herself as..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Wailing

South Korean movie adeptly blends a variety of genre tropes

"...strange, in South Korean director Na Hong-jin's new film The Wailing. With two features under his belt – 2008's..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Conjuring 2

Semi-retired ghost hunters make a comeback in the second installment of James Wan's spooky series

"...Based on the “real-life” Enfield Poltergeist that rattled Britain’s nerves from 1977..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Babadook

Tyro helmer Jennifer Kent conjures a disturbing spook story about a mother, a son, and an unnerving presence in their house

"...it’s in a look, you can’t get rid of the Babadook,” reads weary Amelia (Davis) to her frightened son..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Last Exorcism

This faux documentary pulls few punches in its fresh look at what happens when religion and the secular world collide.

"...Jones, Tony Bentley and Shanna Forrestall. Every generation gets the devil it deserves, and this faux documentary pulls few..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Order

Mysterious doings in a Catholic sect, on the whole more silly than scary.

"...by a DGA member but by a junkie mainlining the smart-alecky ghost of Lenny Bruce. The flat, cadaverish tones..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Amityville Horror

A dream home on Long Island is not all it's cracked up to be: The family inside sees dead people.

"...Chloe Moretz and Rachel Nichols. It’s a shame that the final film from MGM, which has just been bought..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tool Asphyxiates the Erwin Center

“Supposedly, Austin,” announced Keenan. “Work on it”

"...Tool avoids the spotlight. Thus, it came as no surprise Tuesday night..."

Jan. 22, 2020 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Fantastic Fest Review: Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses

Faith and law clash in this New Zealand documentary

"...are expected to be treated as fact. But as the prosecutor in the case behind documentary Belief: The Possession..."

Sept. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest 2014: The Babadook

Tyro helmer Jennifer Kent conjures disturbing spook story

"...Be vigilant against The Babadook. Once you let him in, he will never..."

Sept. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Second Fiddle Takes a Bow

Scene stealers at the Paramount Summer Film Classic Series

"...cog in British military intelligence organization MI6. Of course, the global supervillians had their henchmen, but most of them..."

May 25, 2012 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Review: Late Night With the Devil

Supernatural satire shows the hellish price of success

"...Late Night With the Devil is not a movie. At least, that’s not..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

Museum of the Weird to Auction Pieces of Horror History

Friday the 13th silent auction of props, collectibles, models, and more

"...alcohol-based virucidal wipes, and your imagination tipping into apocalyptic, end-of-the-world weariness? Have you been spraying down Amazon packages and..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Variations on Carol of the Bells

Mermen, movies, and Whitney pulled me under for Christmas

"...Christmas music trends like any other. Mindblowing roadshow, Austin barn burning, a music doc stoking..."

Dec. 24, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Johannes Roberts Says Welcome to Raccoon City (Hope You Survive the Experience)

How the latest Resident Evil film goes back to basics

"...recognition. But when Johannes Roberts was tasked with rebooting the films for his new adaptation, Resident Evil: Welcome to..."

Nov. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...For 42 lazy, hazy, Central Texas summers, the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series has given viewers refuge..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

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