"And neither of us had been in one before."  Some might see this extreme-weather occurrence as a supernatural ...

Ashley Greene, Patricia Heaton and Abigail Cowen also appear in David Midell's entry in the overdone subgenre.

Al Pacino and Dan Stevens star in "The Ritual," a horror film based on the account of a 1928 American exorcism.

Director David Middel's new film seems to suggest that spirits and demons are not only real, but they only continue to exist ...

This middling approach seems to be the nature of The Ritual. There’s nothing about it that’s obtrusively bad, but there’s ...

The Ritual's earnest attempt at a serious horror-drama that’s undermined by some distracting stylistic choices.

Al Pacino reveals he's never seen The Exorcist despite playing one in his new movie, The Ritual. The classic 1973 horror film ...

So begins “ The Ritual ,” David Middel’s excruciatingly generic horror effort that forces us to wonder whether the exorcism ...

Dan Stevens also stars in David Midell’s earnest ... He hasn’t, but “The Ritual” sometimes makes you wish he had. It just isn’t much fun, even as it lacks the gravitas needed to make ...

Midell also resorts to so many reaction shots of a horrified-looking Stevens that it’s hard to tell whether the talented actor is truly in the moment or simply regretting his career choices.