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Bill Murray
Lucas Black
MACHETE R
12:10, 1:25, 2:40, 3:55, 5:10, 6:25,
7:40, 8:55, 10:10
GOING THE DISTANCE R
12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00
TOY STORY 3 3D G
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12:05, 2:45
DESPICABLE ME 3D PG
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12:10, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35
THE AMERICAN R
12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25
TAKERS PG13
11:50, 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10
THE LAST EXORCISM PG13
12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50
PIRANHA 3D R
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12:55, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15
Devil in a Blue Dress
RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE
3D R
ONLY ON THURS 9/9 AT
12:01 AM
NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS
PG
11:20, 1:55, 4:30
THE SWITCH PG13
7:45, 10:15
VAMPIRES SUCK PG13
11:30, 1:35, 3:40, 5:45, 7:50, 9:55
THE EXPENDABLES R
11:40, 2:20, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20
EAT, PRAY, LOVE PG13
12:50, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE
WORLD PG13
11:25, 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45
THE OTHER GUYS PG13
11:55, 2:35, 5:10, 7:55, 10:30
SALT PG13
11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50
INCEPTION PG13
1:40, 4:55, 7:05, 8:10, 10:20
Is she possessed or just depressed?
THE LAST EXORCISM: Directed by Daniel
Stamm. Written by Huck Botko and Andrew
Gurland. Cinematography, Zoltan Honti.
Music, Nathan Barr. Starring Patrick Fabian,
Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr and Louis Herthum.
Lionsgate, 2010. R. 91 minutes. 44411
T
he Last Exorcism, which bills
itself as a horror fi lm, is something
closer to a farce. The fi lm is 80
minutes of inspiration and 10 minutes
of pure nonsense, or the equivalent to
letting go of the wheel as you’ve reached
your destination. Well-formed stories,
particularly in the low-rent horror arena,
don’t come along every day, and The
Last Exorcism begins with a real burner:
The Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick
Fabian) vows to expose the practice of
exorcisms as bogus after a boy dies during
an exorcism rite. (The boy dies not from
the devil, but the priest overplaying his
act.) To accomplish this, Cotton accepts an
invitation to perform an exorcism at a rural
farm, bringing cameras along with him.
With a smirk and sense of purpose, Cotton
and crew set out for the farm.
At fi rst, The Last Exorcism is a fresh
take on demonic possession, a genre
recently invigorated by Paranormal
Activity.
Exorcism
is
presented
documentary style, and the interviews
have an easy, carefree feel, largely due to
the clownish disposition of Cotton, who
enhances his sermons with card tricks
and other effects. Cotton is a showman, a
relaxed and confi dent entertainer, and the
slow build of Exorcism gives you plenty
to think about as you steel yourself for the
trials facing Cotton at the farm. A Woody
Harrelson lookalike, Patrick Fabian gives
Cotton an indestructible air, just the kind of
persona that might stand a chance against,
say, a writhing demon from hell. His
Cotton is almost too casual, too confi dent.
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He’s practically singing as he arrives at the
farm.
The farm is owned by a crumpled wreck
named Louis Sweetzer (Louis Herthum), a
man who recently lost his wife and appears
to be losing his daughter. Nell Sweetzer
(Ashley Bell), the beatifi c daughter, has
been roaming their barn at night while
tending to the animals — cutting them
in half, for example, or pulverizing them
to bits. Farmer Louis wants an exorcism,
and Cotton is all too happy to deliver
the usual program, replete with smoke-
spewing crosses, hidden speakers and
other theatrical props. For a few hours, it
seems to work. Cotton retires to a local
motel, fatigued but triumphant. A short
while later, Nell appears in his motel room,
looking very, very put out.
To this point, Exorcism is a taut, clever
mockumentary about a man who tries to
reform himself too late. It’s like Blair Witch
Project crossed with Se7en: How much is
it going to take for Cotton to accept that
Nell might not be herself anymore? When
Nell attacks her brother Caleb (Caleb
Landry Jones), Cotton suspects she’s the
victim of more terrestrial infi ltrations, a
theory Exorcism substantiates one minute,
only to disprove it the next. The fi lm
becomes more and more oblique, by which
I mean fl abby and indecisive, zigging
and sagging as it reaches a conclusion,
at which point — logically, dramatically
— it goes directly over a cliff. I won’t
spoil what’s already pure garbage, but
think Rosemary’s Baby if it screened on
Nickelodeon, and you have a good idea
of the narrative power of Exorcism’s
conclusion. It’s hard to recall experiencing
such confusion and frustration at a decent
fi lm’s inability to conclude itself properly.
The Last Exorcism is a great example of
ew
how to unmake a great fi lm.
17th &
Pearl
“Funny and touching. Watching Murray
spar with Duvall is pure pleasure.
Only a fool would want to miss that.”
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CHARLIE ST. CLOUD PG13
11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40
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11:15, 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:25
RAMONA AND BEEZUS G
11:50, 2:35, 5:20, 7:45, 10:20
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12:00, 3:50, 7:05, 10:10
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11:40, 2:15, 4:35, 7:35
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