Those laughs are often countered by the intensity of the possession scenes. They are more than reminiscent of that granddaddy of the genre, The Exorcist. Those moments are delightfully over the top and build to a bat-shit-crazy crescendo by the film’s end.

When Julia (Alex Essoe), Amy (Laurel Marsden) and Henry (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney) first roll up to the creepy castle-like structure in the middle of nowhere, it’s not long before things go bump in the night. As the possession escalates so does the gore.

As an exercise in exorcism, the film breaks very little new ground but it seems that is not really the point. It puts entertainment before all-out horror and gives it the chance to break out of the limited appeal of the devil-made me-do-it category. It will happily provide something bad to do this Good Friday.
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Inspired by the actual files of Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican (Academy Award®-winner Russell Crowe), The Pope’s Exorcist follows Amorth as he investigates a young boy’s terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

Starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, and Franco Nero, The Pope’s Exorcist will be released in Australian cinemas April 6!
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Starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, and Franco Nero, The Pope’s Exorcist will be released in Australian cinemas April 6!
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Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. But that peace is shattered when he encounters Abra, a courageous teenager with her own powerful extrasensory gift, known as the “shine.” Instinctively recognizing that Dan shares her power, Abra has sought him out, desperate for his help against the merciless Rose the Hat and her followers, The True Knot, who feed off the shine of innocents in their quest for immortality.

Forming an unlikely alliance, Dan and Abra engage in a brutal life-or-death battle with Rose. Abra’s innocence and fearless embrace of her shine compel Dan to call upon his own powers as never before—at once facing his fears and reawakening the ghosts of the past.

DOCTOR SLEEP is directed by Mike Flanagan and stars Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Alex Essoe and Cliff Curtis.

DOCTOR SLEEP releases in Australia in theatres on November 7, 2019.
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