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Movie Maniac posted a review of The Exorcism of God (2022)

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Plot: A highly revered priest carrying a decades old burden of sin is called to face an evil linked to his past. This movie lives and breathes its direct-to-video fate which, to many, will be a death knell. Nonetheless, it manages to achieve what a lot of imitators of "The Exorcist" failed to. Namely, to provide something besides cheap sensationalism and grue that those flicks over-relied on. Those elements are still part of this film's aesthetic but it also injects intriguing themes about the nature of sin, self-doubt, and forgiveness while also taking some jabs at the Catholic Churches mishandling of sexual deviance and even the idea that repression is a gateway to evil. Not to imply this is a fine tuned work of art that deftly handles these themes throughout but, it is an amusing balance of the excesses of exploitation and a legit effort to tell a story. "The Exorcism of God" openly acknowledges that it is borderline cribbing the story beats of "The Exorcist" but it also amusingly flips the formula on its head a few times. "The Exorcism of God" is seedy and prone to theatrics but it's also admirably ambitious and reminiscent of those not-so-theater-worthy rental store finds that did something for you despite their shortcomings.

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Movie Maniac rated The Exorcism of God (2022)

 The Exorcism of God (2022) 5/10

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Movie Maniac posted a review of Rendel (2017)

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Movie Maniac rated Rendel (2017)

 Rendel (2017) 3/10

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Movie Maniac rated Ave Marie

 Ave Marie 5/10

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Movie Maniac rated Trespassers

 Trespassers 1/10

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Plot: A stone-hearted man brings an unspeakable curse down on his lordship with his callous acts against those he finds undesirable. A period piece approach, a proliferation of werewolf tropes (from Romani gypsies, to silver bullets to mysticism meets science), might seem to its detriment but "The Cursed" makes a most effective use out of them while giving them a voraciously fresh bite. Themes of the social decay that a patriarchal society creates keep things surprisingly relevant and yet never weigh down the proceedings. Add to that a haunting atmosphere, considerable restraint when it comes to showing the beast, a fantastic cast, top notch locations and costuming, and solid effects work and you have a winner. A good werewolf movie is hard to come by, a great one is even rarer...this one is excellent.

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