The Ritual is inspired by the 1935 book Begone Satan!, which has been at the center of faith-based debate for nearly a century. Midell helmed the movie from a script he co-wrote with Enrico Natale.

“It was made to be liked,” said Robert Sharoff, whose new coffee table book, “The Wrigley Building: The Making of an Icon,” (Rizzoli Electa) with photographs by William Zbaren and commentaries by Tim ...

The official synopsis for “The Ritual” reads: “When the Church sanctions the exorcism of Emma Schmidt (Abigail Cowan), two ...

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released 50 years ago and became a cult classic that inspires comedy to this day. Here's ...

Daniel Kehlmann's new novel delves into the life of influential filmmaker G. W. Pabst and his collaborations with the Nazis.

In “The Original Daughter,” the debut novel by Jemimah Wei, a Singaporean family craters under the weight of ambition, ...

From Harvard Review editor Kevin Evers, the book details the 'business and creative decisions that have defined each phase of Swift's career' ...

Cad Bane wasn’t born evil. He was shaped by fear, rejection, and survival, just like Anakin. This feature draws direct parallels between Bane and Anakin Skywalker as two children devoured by the Clone ...

Etiquette Pavilion is a place that holds the secrets of "rituals and civility". "Rituals are all about showing respect," as Confucius once said. His ideal of "universal benevolence" aimed to promote ...

A new stage production of The Picture of Dorian Gray conveys the cost of posturing online.

The spell cast on the new homeowner of a creaky 1790s farmhouse in Millbrook, New York, was conjured by the steady passage of ...

I don’t do drugs; I do bins.” By turns introspective, inquisitive, and funny, the book is a love letter to nature and the ...