By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, Nov. 4, unless otherwise noted: The Nun (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: 2018, Warner Home Video Rated: R, terror, violence, disturbing and bloody images The lowdown: This prequel to “The Conjuring 2” is heavy on atmosphere, but also falls back on the usual tropes of jump-cut scares and other horror-film tricks used in many, many other genre pieces. The movie is set at a cloistered abbey in Romania, where a young nun takes her own life. A priest with a haunted history and a novitiate, on the threshold of her final vows, are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Once at the abbey, the uncover its unholy secret and confront the evil force in the form of a demonic nun. The nun, the same who scared audiences in “The Conjuring 2,” turns the abbey into a battleground between good and evil. The vast majority of critics were not impressed with “The Nun,” giving it a 27 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
New to View: Dec. 4
New to View: Dec. 4
New to View: Dec. 4
By Bob Bloom The following titles are being released on Tuesday, Nov. 4, unless otherwise noted: The Nun (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: 2018, Warner Home Video Rated: R, terror, violence, disturbing and bloody images The lowdown: This prequel to “The Conjuring 2” is heavy on atmosphere, but also falls back on the usual tropes of jump-cut scares and other horror-film tricks used in many, many other genre pieces. The movie is set at a cloistered abbey in Romania, where a young nun takes her own life. A priest with a haunted history and a novitiate, on the threshold of her final vows, are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Once at the abbey, the uncover its unholy secret and confront the evil force in the form of a demonic nun. The nun, the same who scared audiences in “The Conjuring 2,” turns the abbey into a battleground between good and evil. The vast majority of critics were not impressed with “The Nun,” giving it a 27 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.