the conjuring

Lili Taylor has been a mainstay of American indie and mainstream cinema since 1988. This week we turn our focus to her performances in a wide variety of films. Much sought after for both her timeless appeal and ability to dig deep into very…

Surely part of the point of creating an Extended Universe tm is that, aside from the marketing angle, you get to create a sandbox; a larger network of shared stories that can each do their own thing. The Nun, the latest in The Conjuring's…

We live in an era where every overstuffed blockbuster is sold to us not as a mere movie but as the opening chapter in a grand, multi part cinematic adventure. Most of these efforts forget that the first chapter needs to stand on it's own…

The Conjuring 2 is not a truly frightening film. That is to say it's not unsettling or disturbing in any way. It's startling. You'll jump when you're meant to jump and that's the point. It may claim to be based on true life but the movie…