VOD film review: Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

December 26, 2020 | David Farnor

Director: Alexander O Philippe Cast: William Friedkin Certificate: TBC

What is there left to say about The Exorcist? 47 years on from its debut, William Friedkin’s seminal horror is not only one of the scariest entries in the genre, but … Read More

Shudder snap up Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

October 12, 2020 | David Farnor

Shudder has snapped up Alexander O Philippe’s new documentary Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist.

Philippe has made a name for himself with his films that take deep dives into genre classics, from Memory: The Origins of Alien … Read More

BBC iPlayer TV review: The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

November 2, 2019 | David Farnor

This engaging, insightful Exorcist doc manages to be more than just a making-of.Read More

The Exorcist series axed by Fox

May 12, 2018 | David Farnor

Fox has excommunicated The Exorcist from its TV line-up, with the show given the official chop this week.

More than four decades after the Academy Award-nominated film, The Exorcist spin-off series is a thriller following two very different priests tackling … Read More

Why you should be watching The Exorcist TV series

October 8, 2017 | David Farnor

This smart expansion of William Friedkin’s movie is genuinely scary television.Read More

Amazon snaps up The Exorcist and This Is Us, following Emmy win

September 18, 2017 | David Farnor

Amazon has snapped up the worldwide rights to Emmy winner This Is Us and The Exorcist series.

The two shows premiered in the UK last year, with Channel 4 owning the first-run rights to This Is Us and Syfy UK … Read More

Fox has “no plans right now” for more Prison Break or 24: Legacy

May 16, 2017 | David Farnor

There are “no plans right now” for more Prison Break or 24: Legacy, Fox has announced.

The franchises, which were both brought back to our screens this spring in a limited series revivals, performed dramatically differently with audiences.

Prison … Read More