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In Praise Of

Crisis of faith: The Exorcist at 50

by Greg Cwik

Fifty years since William Fried­kin unleashed a demon at the mul­ti­plex, the impres­sive per­for­mances of Max von Sydow and Jason Miller are as haunt­ing as ever.
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Interviews

Alexandre O Philippe on telling the inside story of The Exorcist

by Anton Bitel

The doc­u­men­tary mak­er dis­cuss­es Leap of Faith, his spir­i­tu­al exca­va­tion of William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece.
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Home Ents

Discover this bizarre B-movie riff on The Exorcist

by Anton Bitel

Warn­er Bros took legal action over 1974’s Beyond the Door, but its dif­fer­ences from Friedkin’s film are more strik­ing than its similarities.
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Home Ents

Why The Exorcist III remains a fascinating, flawed horror sequel

by Anton Bitel

A sense of cre­ative con­flict infus­es William Peter Blatty’s spir­i­tu­al fol­low-up to William Friedkin’s 1973 classic.
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How staircases became one of horror’s most frightening fixtures

by Emma Fraser

From Psy­cho to Netflix’s The Haunt­ing of Hill House, stairs have long played a key role in the genre.
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The Exorcist and the eternal struggle between religion and science

by Lara C Cory

With a new stage ver­sion arriv­ing this month, William Peter Blatty’s sto­ry remains a potent cul­tur­al symbol.
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Review

Beyond the Hills

by Anton Bitel

Palme d’Or win­ner Cris­t­ian Mungiu returns with a sear­ing love sto­ry that riffs on both The Exor­cist and Black Narcissus.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect