the exorcist

Box office: Deadpool & Wolverine breaks another R-rated record

The superhero action comedy passed The Passion of the Christ this week to become the biggest R-rated movie in North America before adjusting for…

Aug 5 •

Peter T Chattaway

How many Omen actors have also been in Bible movies?

The list includes such names as Gregory Peck, David Warner, Barbara Hershey, Leo McKern, Lance Henriksen, Sonia Braga, Bill Nighy, David Thewlis, Lew…

Aug 2 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Inside Out 2 sets new records in its second week

Fellow family films IF and The Garfield Movie had the week's strongest holds, too.

Jun 24 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Monkey gods and Antichrists are no match for Godzilla x Kong

Also, Someone Like You was the latest "faith-based" film to land in the top ten.

Apr 8 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Scorsese, DiCaprio return to the big screen and take streaming with them

Killers of the Flower Moon, which reunites Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio after their separate gigs with Netflix, is the first Apple TV+ film to…

Oct 23, 2023 •

Peter T Chattaway

How many Exorcist actors have also been in Bible movies?

The list includes such Hollywood veterans as Max von Sydow, Richard Burton, George C. Scott, James Earl Jones, and Colleen Dewhurst.

Oct 11, 2023 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: The Exorcist finds fewer believers than expected

The latest horror semi-reboot had a weaker opening than the Scream and Halloween revivals, and a weaker opening than the latest installments of…

Oct 9, 2023 •

Peter T Chattaway

Flashback: the Exorcist TV series (2016-2017)

How do you build mood and suspense with constant commercial breaks? And can you have a fitting climax in an exorcism story without a deus ex machina?

Oct 5, 2023 •

Peter T Chattaway

Flashback: the Exorcist sequels and prequels (1977-2005)

Four films, four completely different versions of what happened before and/or after the original movie.

Oct 4, 2023 •

Peter T Chattaway

Flashback: The Exorcist (1973)

The movie is half a century old this year, and it's getting a new sequel this week. Here's what I've written about the original movie in the past.

Oct 3, 2023 •

Peter T Chattaway

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