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DOCTOR SLEEP (2019)

Director: Mike Flanagan Cinematography: Michael Fimognari

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new doctor sleep bts pictures!!!!

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Midnight Mass (2021) Episode 7: "Book VII: Revelations"

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“There is no time. There is no death. Life is a dream. It’s a wish. Made again and again and again and again and again and again and on into eternity. And I am all of it. I am everything. I am all. I am that I am.”

Midnight Mass (2021).

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The Pope’s Exorcist Julius Avery. 2023

Castle Dromore, Co. Limerick, Ireland See in map

See in imdb

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a john and millie prequel episode who do i have to pay

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Mike Flanagan shares a photo of himself and Alex Essoe on the set of Doctor Sleep. In the photo, he is poking his head through the bathroom door while Alex, as Wendy Torrance, screams with a knife in her hand. The caption reads, "Heeeeeerrreee's a throwback #DoctorSleep"

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Bottleneck Gallery will release a Last Stop in Yuma County 24x36 screen print by Nicholas Moegly today, July 17, at 12pm EST. Limited to 50, it costs $65.

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The Pope's Exorcist

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The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) miniseries

-(finished) watchin' Season 1 (miniseries)- 11/23/2023- 3 [1/2] stars- on Netflix

Great Ending!!

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Starry Eyes directed by Kevin Kolsch

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TRIM SEASON Lauded trippy horror now with green band and red band trailers!

Trim Season is a 2023 American horror about a group of young people who go to a remote marijuana farm to make quick cash. But, they discover the location’s dark secrets and must try to escape the mountain. Ariel Vida directed the movie from a screenplay co-written with David Blair based on a story by Sean E. DeMott, Cullen Poythress and Megan Sutherland. The Execution Style Entertainment-Hlbrk…

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The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

The Pope’s Exorcist has multiple scenes with lightning at night, all of which use extreme strobes, with each scene starting without warning. Flickering lights are used in multiple supernatural scenes, including one that already has lightning strobes. The strobe lights on an emergency vehicle are shown immediately after an explosion.

All of the camera work in this film is either stationary or very smooth, but there are some brief, creative camera angles that may be mildly disorienting.

Flashing Lights: 10/10. Motion Sickness: 2/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: Demonic possession occurs through most of this film, and is depicted with convulsions and unnatural contortions. One character starts gagging and regurgitates a disturbing object, and an old man in a hospital suddenly vomits blood moments after having an oxygen mask removed from his face. Two animals are killed on-screen. Religious characters praise each other for holding on to guilt.

Image ID: A promotional poster for The Pope’s Exorcist

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W A ♱ C H I N G

I love an exorcist/exorcism movie. A little bit of reality mixed with theatrics and demonology.

They're like always Solomonic magic with a Catholic bent. Esoteric and spooky with a lot of creative swearing. My kind of entertainment.

Should note: one of the producers is a Jesuit priest and film producer Fr. EDDIE SIEBERT.

So there's a subplot that says the devil was to blame for the Spanish Inquisition.

I may elaborate in detail later.

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The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)

The Pope’s Exorcist makes me wonder if anyone has come up with original ways to depict demonic possessions since 1973’s The Exorcist. This would be a completely forgettable horror film if it weren’t for Russell Crowe, who is so much fun in the titular role that I would be completely on board for this to become a franchise.

In 1987, Father Gabriele Amorth (Crowe) is the Pope’s choice exorcist. Unfortunately, the Pope (Franco Nero) is gravely ill and Amorth performed his latest exorcism without authorization from his superiors. With the church looking to move away from the superstitions associated with possessions, his relevance in a new age of enlightenment is questioned. Nonetheless, he is assigned to help Henry (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney), a young boy who became possessed by a demon after moving into a new home with his older sister Amy (Laurel Marsden) and widowed mother, Julia (Alex Essoe).

In terms of an exorcism horror movie, there’s little new to see here, which means few scares. Projectile vomiting, scary voices (the demon inside Henry is voiced by Ralph Ineson), crab-walking, people getting tossed into the air, self-mutilation, crucifixes turning upside down and sudden ominous scars? check. check. check. On the upside, the setup is good. Julia and her family move into this dilapidated Spanish abbey they inherited after losing everything else. They plan on fixing it, reselling the building and then making a new life for themselves. When the film begins, there’s tension among them because Henry was in the ghoulish car crash that killed his father, Amy hates that she’s been torn away from her home, and Amy desperately needs this renovation to conclude as quickly as possible. They’re essentially stuck in this giant house with nowhere to go and no one they can turn to. It doesn’t take long for the supernatural stuff to reach level 10 but even if there was a slow trickle of terror, it would be hard for them to get out of there.

So far, there’s not much of a reason to see The Pope’s Exorcist. Thankfully, the movie gives you something to get excited about right away. The family being tormented by the demon are not the main characters; Father Gabriel is. Despite his affinity for strong drinks and sense of humor, he’s a man that cuts right to the chase. You fully believe he can handle any situation he walks into because he exerts such confidence and radiates charisma. You can tell Russel Crowe is just lovin’ it. How could he not? He’s got all of the movie’s best lines and offers the biggest laughs. This is not a horror comedy, but once in a while, it brings in some much-needed levity that shows this movie isn’t taking itself too seriously.

Towards the end, Amorth is taking on a “sidekick” (Daniel Zovatto as Father Esquibel) and both end up facing off against their own (literal) demons. It gets downright nuts, with many big special effects, and crazy revelations about what Hell's plans are - the kind that would’ve been right at home in a ‘90s horror action film. It's so out there it makes for some bizarre implications that I don't think are fully intentional. There's no way they are, not when this movie ends up with iron maidens, smouldering pools and naked lady demons. In a way, that's a plus but in others, not so much. There are several scenes that I think are supposed to be scary or shocking but completely miss their mark.

The Pope's Exorcist is more guilty pleasure than a genuinely great film, particularly when you consider the few scares, been-there-done-that exorcism stuff, and the inconsistent plot. I recognize the flaws but cannot deny how much fun I had nonetheless, thanks almost entirely to Russell Crowe. If you choose to see the picture, stick around for a little something at the end of the credits. (Theatrical version on the big screen, April 30, 2023)