The chemistry between Jones and Jackson is the only thing that keeps the film alive.

The Devil and Father Amorth succeeds as a glimpse into the alchemy behind The Exorcist, but unfortunately it falters in the area that counts most: the exorcism.

When his career all but petered out in the early 90s, William Friedkin seemed the least likely director to enjoy a 21st century resurgence, but a string of highly fortunate circumstances have put him back in the minds of cinephiles worldwide. First, it was 2007’s Bug, his ballsy and brilliant take on the Tracy Letts chamber psychodrama, a return to …

Remakes have been around nearly as long as Hollywood itself, and not always for the reasons or with the results you’d think. Spectrum Culture’s new feature Re-Make/Re-Model will examine the long history of cinematic remakes, the good movies turned great, the bad ideas turned worse and the weird ones turned boring. One of the quintessential American directors of the ‘70s, …

[xrr rating=3.5/5]Sordid and sweaty, William Friedkin’s Killer Joe earns its NC-17 rating, not just through profuse violence but the swelteringly nasty environment it cultivates. Set in a blistering Texas trailer park, the film concerns a set of dunderheaded yokels who go about setting up a murder plot for insurance money, the kind of thing that is obligated to go horribly …