“The Exorcist: Believer” (2023) is another so-so sequel that won’t turn many heads…

*****SUPERNATURAL SPOILERS!***** 1973: “There Is Only One” For context, I was all of seven years old (!) when I first saw the late William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” theatrically in early 1974, and yes, I was waaaay too young, but it’s okay, because I was raised by wolves. Even as a young monster movie fan at…

“Halloween Ends” (2022) sees the franchise taking an overdue dirt nap…

*****SPOOKY SPOILERS!!***** Halloween Wanes. In 1978, writer/director/musician John Carpenter (“Assault on Precinct 13”) unleashed his micro-budget thriller “Halloween” into theaters, and the movie became a runaway hit. I still remember seeing another movie at a multiplex around that time, and hearing screams from the “Halloween” screening in the next auditorium. I would eventually see “Halloween”…