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.

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

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For some, the stoning of the devil ritual at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia marks a solemn moment, a ...

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens star in "The Ritual," a horror film based on the account of a 1928 American exorcism.

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 ...

The Ritual's earnest attempt at a serious horror-drama that’s undermined by some distracting stylistic choices.

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 ...

Movie exorcisms often involve a priest double act, a doubter and a devotee. Because barebones indie horror The Ritual barely exists outside of its formula, it’s no exception: Its straightlaced ...

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 ...

While those monologues reek of good ol’, blind-faith, science-denying propaganda, they at least sound stirring because Pacino ...