Tag Archives: Possession

Dark Nuns (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): It’s the time to bring nuns…

Posted on January 25, 2025 by kaist455

South Korean horror film “Dark Nuns”, which is a spin-off of “The Priests” (2015), is another typical exorcism flick with a bit of refreshing element. Again, the Catholic Church comes forward for fighting with the supernatural force of evil, but … Continue reading →

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Smile 2 (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): It’s going to smile again

Posted on October 23, 2024 by kaist455

“Smile 2” goes for more terror and fear in the same playground, and I enjoyed it more than expected. While it is not so different from its predecessor in terms of story setting, the movie gives us a wilder and … Continue reading →

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Talk to Me (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Playing with possession

Posted on November 3, 2023 by kaist455

“Talk to Me” is a little but impressive Australian horror flick which handles its familiar horror materials better than expected. As a seasoned moviegoer, I surely knew what I would get from it from the very beginning, but I still … Continue reading →

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The Exorcist: Believer (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Friedkin Wept

Posted on October 19, 2023 by kaist455

“The Exorcist: Believer”, the latest installment of the series which started with William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” (1973), did not scare or disturb me at all. While it surely tries to bring some freshness into its utterly familiar genre formula, the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Your average TV pilot

Posted on September 28, 2023 by kaist455

South Korean film “Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman” is a curious case of how a sub-standard piece of work can be redeemed at times by the compelling presence of its engaging lead actor. Whenever the camera looks at him, he … Continue reading →

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Evil Dead Rise (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Another case of demonic possession

Posted on July 12, 2023 by kaist455

“Evil Dead Rise”, the latest installment from the Evil Dead series, did not impress me enough. While I appreciated how it tries to bring some fresh air to its very familiar genre premise, I was only mildly entertained by all … Continue reading →

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The Pope’s Exorcist (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A usual demonic stuff

Posted on May 9, 2023 by kaist455

Maybe because I am your average seasoned moviegoer, “The Pope’s Exorcist” mildly amuses me without scaring me that much on the whole. As I probably said before, I have seen heaps of movies about demonic possessions since I watched “The … Continue reading →

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Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A creepy prequel to surprise you

Posted on November 12, 2016 by kaist455

A major surprise of “Ouija: Origin of Evil” is that it is not only good enough to be scary and entertaining but also actually better than its forgettable predecessor. While it is an origin story preceding “Ouija” (2014) as reflected … Continue reading →

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The Conjuring 2 (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Same scares and shocks in a different location

Posted on June 11, 2016 by kaist455

“The Conjuring 2” serves us same scares and shocks we saw from its predecessor. During the screening I attended yesterday, I and other audiences around me did get as much as we expected from it, and there were indeed several … Continue reading →

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The Priests (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Two South Korean priests against a force of evil

Posted on November 8, 2015 by kaist455

Since the big success of “The Exorcist” (1973), there have been lots of horror movies about exorcism, but, like those zombie movies, many of them were not particularly scary to me. Although “The Exorcist” may be not that shocking any … Continue reading →

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