20 Worst Movies Of 2023

9. The Exorcist: Believer

Freelance Movie
Universal

David Gordon Green's legacy sequel to The Exorcist is horrifying in all the wrong ways.

First off, it feels like a garden variety exorcism flick which got turned into an Exorcist movie during development, and even accepting that, it brings desperately little fresh or even basically unique to the table.

Worst of all, however, is how it engages with The Exorcist as an "IP", bringing Ellen Burstyn back for a thankless supporting appearance that's sure to piss fans off, ahead of a wildly misjudged twist ending which completely whiffs the tone Green was striking for.

The Exorcist: Believer was a box office hit regardless, though, so the two planned sequels are assuredly going ahead. Good God.

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