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Movie Review – The Ritual (2025)

June 4, 2025 by Robert Kojder

The Ritual, 2025. Directed by David Midell. Starring Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen, Patricia Heaton, Patrick Fabian, María Camila Giraldo, Meadow Williams, Enrico Natale, Ritchie Montgomery, Liann Pattison, Courtney Rae Allen, and Emily Brinks. Synopsis: Two priests, one in crisis with his faith and the other confronting a turbulent past, must overcome […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Abigail Cowen, Al Pacino, Ashley Greene, Courtney Rae Allen, Dan Stevens, David Midell, Emily Brinks, Enrico Natale, Liann Pattison, María Camila Giraldo, Meadow Williams, Patricia Heaton, Patrick Fabian, Ritchie Montgomery, The Ritual

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens perform an exorcism in The Ritual trailer

May 8, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

XYZ Films has shared a new poster and trailer for writer-director David Midell’s upcoming horror The Ritual ahead of its release next month. Based on the events which inspired William Blatty’s classic 1971 novel The Exorcist, the film follows two priests struggling with their own issues as they are tasked with performing an exorcism on […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Abigail Cowen, Al Pacino, Ashley Greene, Dan Stevens, David Midell, Patricia Heaton, The Ritual

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens are priests battling demonic forces in The Ritual trailer

March 25, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

XYZ Films has dropped the trailer for its based on true events tale of terror The Ritual, which sees Al Pacino and Dan Stevens as two priests summoned to help a young woman suspected of being possessed by demonic forces. Written and directed by David Midell (The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain), and based on the […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, David Midell, The Ritual

Must-See Modern Horror Movies You Might Have Missed

October 9, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at six must-see horror movies that may have flown under your radar… Every year, horror fans go through whatever daunting watch list is before them. But even the most dedicated genre lover will struggle to see every must-see horror title that’s dropped. To no fault of horror fans, there are far too […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alive, Cold Fish, Coming Home in the Dark, Little Monsters, Starry Eyes, The Ritual

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens to partner up as priests for exorcism horror The Ritual

April 23, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens are being ordained as cinematic clergy in order to team up and perform an exorcism for horror film The Ritual. According to Variety, Stevens (Godzilla x Kong) and Pacino (Heat) will play troubled priests in the David Midell-directed horror.  Written by Midell (The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain) and Enrico Natale, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, David Midell, The Ritual

9 Horror Movies You Should Check Out Right Now on Netflix

October 31, 2020 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos with nine horror movies to watch right now on Netflix… One of the best things about this new era of video-on-demand is that, at your fingertips, you can access all sorts of new projects. Back in the day, if someone recommended you something and you actually wanted to heed their words, you’d have […]

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Horror film The Ritual gets a poster and trailer ahead of Netflix release

January 27, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

With just two weeks until its arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released a poster and trailer for director David Bruckner’s horror The Ritual which stars Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Arsher Ali, and Sam Troughton; take a look below.. SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Ritual here After the death of their friend, a […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Arsher Ali, David Bruckner, Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton, The Ritual

Movie Review – The Ritual (2017)

October 14, 2017 by Helen Murdoch

The Ritual, 2017. Directed by David Bruckner. Starring Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Arsher Ali, Sam Troughton and Paul Reid. SYNOPSIS: A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that’s stalking them. After their friend is tragically killed during a robbery, 4 of his […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Arsher Ali, Ben Lovett, David Bruckner, Paul Reid, Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton, The Ritual

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