181 - The Exorcist III (1990) & Dominion (2005)

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1378848632703713280 CW: Suicide, Still Birth, Mental Illness, Ableism It’s an Exorcist Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey wrap up the franchise with a pleasantly bizarre surprise and... what's the opposite of a surprise? The Classic Film: The Exorcist III (1990) "A police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward” (IMDb.com). The Exorcist III's poetic strangeness makes it feel like the precursor to some of the best prestige television of the past ten years. It's not perfect nor as good as the original, but after Exorcist II: The Heretic, it seems damned close. The Modern Film: Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) "Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith” (IMDb.com). Dominion is better than Renny Harlin's reshot "The Beginning," but if we're honest, not by that much (and that's due in large part to the lack of support from producers Morgan Creek). It's just too bad that we didn't see it first. Audio Sources: "Adventures in Babysitting" produced by Touchstone Pictures & Silver Screen Partners III "Clueless" produced by Paramount Pictures "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist" produced by Morgan Creek Entertainment "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" produced by Columbia Pictures & Hawk Films "The Exorcist" produced by Warner Bros. & Hoya Productions "The Exorcist III" produced by Morgan Creek Entertainment "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones