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

The new movie The Ritual is based on a 1928 exorcism in Iowa. Catholic priest Theophilus Riesinger performed the ritual on ...

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

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

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.