What peps up “The Phoenician Scheme” are some of its performances, specifically del Toro’s. He is the kind of rugged handsome ...

After psychiatric treatment fails to cure the long-time mental troubles of Emma Schmidt, Father Riesinger is authorized to try to free the tormented young woman of demonic possession.

But how much truth there is to the religiously-fueled aspects of the story is up for interpretation.The Ritual, now in theaters, purports to be based on the true story of Schmidt's exorcism, which ...

One thing seems certain about the exorcism-themed movie "The Ritual" (XYZ); it is not intended as the first installment in a franchise. "It really was a one-off," director David Midell, who co-wrote ...

The whole cast and crew of the new exorcism movie were attentive to getting the Catholic elements of the film correct.

Al Pacino reveals he's never seen The Exorcist despite playing one in his new movie, The Ritual. The classic 1973 horror film ...

Al Pacino was too freaked out to see "The Exorcist," but stars with Dan Stevens in "The Ritual," a horror movie based on a ...

Dan Stevens also stars in David Midell’s earnest but tepid dramatization of a purported demonic possession case in 1928 Iowa.

The Ritual” starring Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, Ashley Greene, and Patricia Heaton will be released in theaters on Friday, June 6.

Ashley Greene, Patricia Heaton and Abigail Cowen also appear in David Midell's entry in the overdone subgenre.

When you critique film for an archdiocesan magazine, exorcism movies are something of an occupational hazard. They simply ...

Although Pacino is an easy sell, 'The Ritual' is another underwhelming entry to the possession-horror subgenre.