Al Pacino’s The Ritual Faces Harsh Reviews—A Rare Misstep In The Hollywood Legend’s Storied Career

THE RITUAL Interview: Director David Midell Leads Me Through the Horror

Hello! It’s Dave Canfield, your Creature Feature Preacher here with another conversation. Director David Midell has made a hell of a debut. His first feature, The Ritual, not only stars Al Pacino but the always ascendant Dan Stevens. The pair play clerics called upon to perform an exorcism but the story goes in a different direction than most such pics. This film dives less into special effects than into the personal psychology surrounding a phe…

Film Review: The Ritual

Rate This Movie     Film Review: The Ritual Written and Directed by David Midell Starring Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen & Patricia Heaton In Theaters Nationwide June 6, 2025   Written and Directed by David Midell Story by David Midell, Enrico Natale  Starring Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen, Maria Camila Giraldo, Meadow Williams, Patrick Fabian, Patricia … The post Film Review: The Ritual appeared firs…

Movie Review: 'The Ritual' - Catholic Review

NEW YORK (OSV News) – No pea soup was wasted in the making of the exorcism-themed horror movie “The Ritual” (XYZ). In a commendable effort to avoid sensationalism in his dramatization of allegedly real events, set in the midwest in 1928, director and co-writer David Midell downplays the chills and icky special effects to concentrate on more cerebral matters. Respectable though it is, this undertaking does not, in the end, succeed in maintaining …

Al Pacino’s The Ritual Faces Harsh Reviews—A Rare Misstep In The Hollywood Legend’s Storied Career

Al Pacino’s The Ritual Struggles With Storytelling & Style(Photo Credit –YouTube) The Ritual started off with a shocking 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes which is a first for Al Pacino’s long and respected career. This new horror film, directed by David Midell, features Pacino alongside Dan Stevens, Ashley Greene, and Abigail Cowen. The movie stumbled critically despite the star power and has only just climbed to 8% as more reviews have come in. Crit…