Half in the Bag: The Exorcist: Believer

Summary by Krater

Review and discussion of the horror sequel The Exorcist: Believer, comparing its themes and tropes to the original 1973 The Exorcist and other sequels in the franchise.

From the video

Answers: What is our review of The Exorcist: Believer?

• horror movie sequels
• The Exorcist franchise
• religious themes in horror movies
• legacy sequel tropes

What it concludes

• The Exorcist: Believer is dog shit as a modern horror movie and as a legacy sequel.
• The Exorcist: Believer repeats tropes from the original movie with two possessed girls instead of one and multiple religious traditions represented.
• The Exorcist and The Exorcist III are considered great movies because they focus on human drama, characters, and faith rather than just possession tropes.
• The Exorcist: Believer panders to modern audiences by including multiple religions instead of sticking to Catholic exorcism.