1973 · horror
The Exorcist
Directed by William Friedkin2h 2m1973
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Our read: The Exorcist (1973) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive horror entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, extreme horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
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