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Sep 30, 2022 Full Review Cath Clarke Guardian My Best Friend’s Exorcism could perhaps do with one or two genuine scares. But for anyone old enough to remember Tiffany and advice columns...
- Navigating high school can be Hell on Earth.
- What's the best exorcism movie?
- Verdict
By Matt Donato
Posted: Sep 30, 2022 3:00 pm
My Best Friend's Exorcism hits Prime Video on Sept. 30, 2022.
Damon Thomas' adaptation of Grady Hendrix's Quirk Books novel My Best Friend's Exorcism is young adult horror that leans heavier on “young adult” than theological “horror.” With exorcism in the title, all the subgenre expectations of spew sessions and possession outbursts are there — but forever as a gateway presentation. There's nothing outright scary à la The Exorcist, as teleplay writer Jenna Lamia focuses on 1980s nostalgia references that soften friendships run afoul by the devil. My Best Friend's Exorcism pulls its punches and relies heavily on digital effects even for puked drenchings, but nonetheless tells an easy-streaming story that lets teenage girls command the screen in a once primarily male-driven field.
The Exorcism
The Last Exorcist
The Conjuring
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Wailing
Constantine
My Best Friend's Exorcism is a suitable gateway horror stream for teenage girls. It's somewhere between Diablo Cody and John Hughes, finding itself rather routinely just whelming enough. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Black Christmas (2019) are more frightening gateway horror examples even at PG-13, but that's not really what My Best Friend'...
- Matt Donato
Sep 30, 2022 · User reviews. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. My Best Friend's Exorcism. 2022. R. 1h 37m. IMDb RATING. 5.3 /10. 6.4K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 1:58. 2 Videos. 29 Photos. Comedy Horror Thriller. Teen best friends Abby and Gretchen grapple with an otherworldly demon that takes up residence in Gretchen's body. Director. Damon Thomas. Writers.
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- Comedy, Horror, Thriller
- Damon Thomas
- 2022-09-30
Sep 30, 2022 · Cath Clarke. Fri 30 Sep 2022 09.50 EDT. N ot quite a spoof, My Best Friend’s Exorcism is a horror comedy that pays almost pitch-perfect homage to the high-school and scary movies that...
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- Cath Clarke
Sep 30, 2022 · ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Review: Like, Totally Satan. A group of high schoolers contend with a friend’s demonic possession in this 1980s-set horror-comedy. Share full article. Elsie...
Sep 30, 2022 · Parents need to know that My Best Friend's Exorcism is a comedy-horror-thriller based on a novel in which a teen girl must save her best friend from demonic possession. Expect a fair amount of horror movie violence and imagery, as well as some verbal and physical bullying, including gay shaming.
