The Exorcist – Season 1, Chapter Two: “Lupus in Fabula”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdz7_TACjwE FOX's The Exorcist Season 1, Chapter Two: "Lupus in Fabula" Directed by Michael Nankin Written by Heather Bellson * For a review of Chapter One: "And Let My Cry Come Unto Thee" - click here * For a review of Chapter Three: "Let 'Em In" - click here Young boys in a dark room …

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Preacher – Season 1, Episode 6: “Sundowner”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqF450MrXgU AMC's Preacher Season 1, Episode 6: "Sundowner" Directed by Guillermo Navarro Written by Nick Towne * For a review of the previous episode, "South Will Rise Again" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "He Gone" - click here After a whopping last episode, "Sundowner" begins with Jesse Custer (Dominic …

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Outcast – Season 1, Episode 5: “The Road Before Us”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlXAP7P2s0I Cinemax's Outcast Season 1, Episode 5: "The Road Before Us" Directed by Craig Zobel Written by Robin Veith * For a review of the previous episode, "A Wrath Unseen" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "From the Shadows It Watches" - click here Allison Barnes (Kate Lyn Sheil), estranged …

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Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man: Fever Dream Memories of Christianity and Paganism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-tDnavDCwI The Wicker Man. 1973. Directed by Robin Hardy. Screenplay by Anthony Shaffer; based on the novel Ritual by David Pinner. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Russell Water, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunters, Walter Carr, Ian Campbell, & Roy Boyd. British Lion Film Corporation. Rated R. 94 minutes. …

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Colonia is a Glazed Over Historical Thriller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiVAGDTmlpY Colonia. 2016. Directed by Florian Gallenberger. Screenplay by Gallenberger & Torsten Wenzel. Starring Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps, Jeanne Werner, Julian Ovenden, August Zirner, Martin Wuttke, Nicolás Barsoff, Steve Karier, Stefan Merki, Lucila Gandolfo, Johannes Allmayer, & Gilles Soeder. Majestic Filmproduktion/Iris Productions/Rat Pack Filmproduktion. Rated 14A. 110 minutes. Drama/History/Romance ★★★  The …

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Oil is the New Religion: Early Days of American Capitalism in THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Greed. It destroys everything; period.

The Path – Season 1, Episode 3: “A Homecoming”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgtCSfOED6w Hulu's The Path Season 1, Episode 3: "A Homecoming" Directed by Michael Weaver Written by Annie Weisman * For a review of the previous episode, "The Era of the Ladder" - click here * For a review o the next episode, "The Future" - click here Further down the spiral we go, alongside Eddie …

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The Witch: Religious Madness and Persecution in Early America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gud8viI-P7Q The Witch. 2015. Directed & Written by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett, Sarah Stephens, Julian Richings, & Wahab Chaudhry. Parts and Labor/RT Features/Rooks Nest Entertainment/Code Red Productions/Scythia Films/Maiden Voyage Pictures/Mott Street Pictures/Pulse Films/Special Projects. Rated 14A. 93 minutes. Horror/Mystery ★★★★★ People will …

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