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<i>The Exorcist</i> narrows its scope in a promising season premiere

TVReviewsThe Exorcist

The Exorcist narrows its scope in a promising season premiere

Given the pedigree of the actors, the Rance family was never going to stick around long. And by the end of The…

Dan Caffrey

9/29/17 11:33PM

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The usual tricks are still compelling to watch on <i>The Exorcist</i>

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The usual tricks are still compelling to watch on The Exorcist

When Father Tomas finally drives the demon Pazuzu out of Angela, it’s through a mixture of theme and methodology…

Dan Caffrey

12/17/16 8:08AM

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Angela has a victory lap—not a tantrum—on the season’s penultimate<i> Exorcist</i>

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Angela has a victory lap—not a tantrum—on the season’s penultimate Exorcist

“162” is easily the most Angela-centric episode of The Exorcist. To be clear, that’s Angela the vehicle for Pazuzu,…

Dan Caffrey

12/10/16 12:49AM

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“Time to give the people what they want” on <i>The Exorcist</i>

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“Time to give the people what they want” on The Exorcist

While The Exorcist has shown several failed and successful exorcisms so far—probably more than all of the films…

Dan Caffrey

11/19/16 1:17AM

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<i>The Exorcist</i> starts to move—perhaps a little too fast

TVReviewsThe Exorcist

The Exorcist starts to move—perhaps a little too fast

The Exorcist creator Jeremy Slater was smart to blow open the world created by William Peter Blatty. Keeping a large…

Dan Caffrey

11/12/16 10:29AM

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<i>The Exorcist</i> obsesses over the past, yet also ignores it

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The Exorcist obsesses over the past, yet also ignores it

One of the strongest elements of the original Exorcist (novel and film) is the maternal devotion of Chris MacNeil.…

Dan Caffrey

11/05/16 12:35AM

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<i>The Exorcist</i> reneges on a promise, but drops a game-changing bombshell

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The Exorcist reneges on a promise, but drops a game-changing bombshell

Is it fair to let a TV show’s PR inform a review? Because after “Through My Most Grievous Fault,” I’m wondering if…

Dan Caffrey

10/22/16 1:38AM

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<i>The Exorcist</i> gets ready for the main course with a mini-exorcism

TVReviewsThe Exorcist

The Exorcist gets ready for the main course with a mini-exorcism

Exorcist creator and Executive Producer Jeremy Slater has promised big things for the series’ fifth episode next…

Dan Caffrey

10/14/16 10:06PM

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The horror on <i>The Exorcist</i> works best when it’s not ambiguous

TVReviewsThe Exorcist

The horror on The Exorcist works best when it’s not ambiguous

In 1973, part of the beauty of the original Exorcist and the William Peter Blatty novel it was adapted from was a…

Dan Caffrey

10/07/16 9:00PM

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Fox’s<i> Exorcist </i>pilot undermines itself at every turn

TVReviewsThe Exorcist

Fox’s Exorcist pilot undermines itself at every turn

Forty years after its release, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist remains one of the top-grossing R-rated films of all…

Katie Rife

9/23/16 12:00AM

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