The Curse, The Craft, and The Heretic: Unpacking David Kittredge’s ‘Boorman and the Devil’
Editor’s note: This review was originally published on October 24, 2025, following its premiere at the 2025 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Yellow Veil Pictures will release the film at NYC’s Quad Cinema on Friday, August 28, with a national expansion to…
The Architecture of a Cinematic Disaster: Revisiting ‘Exorcist II’ Through ‘Boorman and the Devil’
The history of Hollywood is littered with the wreckage of ambitious failures, but few films occupy a space as singular or as bewildering as Exorcist II: The Heretic. Released in 1977 as the highly anticipated sequel to William Friedkin’s cultural…
Harmonizing History and Passion: The Cinematic Soundscape of The Devil in the Flesh
The release of a motion picture is often viewed through the prism of its visual narrative, yet the emotional resonance of a film is frequently anchored by its auditory landscape. The recent arrival of the original soundtrack for the British romantic…
The Devil in the Details: Re-evaluating John Boorman’s ‘Exorcist II’ Through a New Lens
Editor’s note: This review was originally published on October 24, 2025, following the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Yellow Veil Pictures will release the film at NYC’s Quad Cinema on Friday, August 28, with a wider expansion to follow. For nearly half…
The Anatomy of a Cinematic Disaster: ‘Boorman and the Devil’ and the Legacy of ‘Exorcist II’
Main Facts: The Resurrection of a Legendary Failure In the annals of Hollywood history, few films carry the infamy of Exorcist II: The Heretic. Released in the summer of 1977, the sequel to William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece was not merely a critical…
Deep Water, Dark Caves: Analyzing Jeff Wadlow’s ‘The Devil’s Mouth’ and the Evolution of the Shark Thriller
The shark movie sub-genre is currently experiencing a prolific, if not overwhelming, resurgence. In recent years, audiences have been bombarded with titles like Under Paris, Deep Water, Thrash, and Chum, making the intervals between…
The Audacity of Failure: Inside the New Documentary Boorman and the Devil
By Alex Billington | July 30, 2026 "We all make failures. Try not to make a famous one." This sobering piece of advice serves as the thematic backbone for Boorman and the Devil, a compelling new documentary feature from filmmaker David…
The Summer of the Shark: Why ‘The Devil’s Mouth’ Is Defying Critical Backlash to Become a Global Streaming Phenomenon
In the high-stakes world of streaming, the "shark movie" subgenre has long been a reliable staple. From the legendary tension of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws to the campy, creature-feature fun of the Sharknado franchise, audiences have an insatiable…
