Of course, we had to talk about one of the most anticipated and polarizing horror films of 2023, “The Exorcist: Believer”.
**SPOILER ALERT! AS WITH ALL SPECIAL EDITIONS, WE HOLD NOTHING BACK AND DISCUSS MAJOR SPOILERS!**
There is so much to unpack when it comes to The Exorcist: Believer. How the rights almost cost half a billion dollars. The fact that there is literally not one exorcist in the movie. Trying to connect it to the original. But we mainly talked about how disappointed we were. Do we have ourselves to blame?
It is hard not to go into some movies with high expectations – especially ones that have trailers as awesome as The Exorcist: Believer. As much as we anticipated it, we knew it would have to be something special to be one of our picks for the best of the year. So, we went in with clear heads and just wanted to like it.
That being said, the trailers did an excellent job of pumping us up, and the name The Exorcist carries gravity.
We talk about how both may have ended up doing more harm than good. Should this have been its own IP? We also discuss its place in the franchise and what it means going forward.
It has been half a century since the original was released and proceeded to frighten audiences for decades. Few expected the new release to have the same impact, but will it have any appeal to new audiences? Will horror fans be willing to accept it?
The power of Christ compels us to talk about everything – and little of it is good.
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Every week AIPT Movie Editor Nathaniel Muir and his cinema partner in crime Blake Heath discuss indie and genre movies you have have never heard of, the ones you cannot hear enough about, and the ones you never want to hear about again.
Episode 370: Mid year recap
Time moves more quickly now than it ever has. It was not that long ago that we were talking about a new show executive produced by the Duffer brothers. About a month later, it is one and done. As someone once reminded us, we are just two guys who watch movies. Production budgets and domestic grosses are only a passing interest to us. Still, there are some things that catch our attention. Were we right to say that Michael would get to $1 billion? And what does the future hold for Obsession?
There was a major change to our humble little podcast this year. We decided it would be in our best interests to be a little more focused. To that end, we went to just covering one movie each show. Despite this, we still managed to cover twenty-three movies over seventeen episodes. And twenty of them were released in 2026.
So, what do we have to talk about? And will we get as worked up as we did last week? The horrors of high school, zombies, musicals, buff nuns, and grindhouse adjacent fun. It may not all have been good, but everything left some sort of impression on us.
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Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.
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