When I told my teenage daughter that I would be reviewing this film , she wailed with envy . Evidently the trailer has been all over TikTok for some time , and all the kids are just gaga to see it and , judging by the trailer , they ’ re in for a scary treat . Alas , they actually are not . Every scary moment is in the trailer . Really .
A pretty young nun ( Jacqueline Byers ) is haunted by memories of her abusive mother , who the nun believes to have been , in fact , possessed by the devil ( non-spoiler : she was ). Furthermore , the nun has reason to believe that she was , and is , the devil ’ s actual target , and he ’ s still after her . She aspires to become an exorcist , a profession that ’ s apparently just a guy thing until a sympathetic priest ( Colin Salmon ) allows her into his classroom at Hogwart ’ s School of Sundry Arcana and Exorcism ( okay , I made the name up , but it ’ s basically that ).
Once she has her foot in the door , the nun demonstrates the power of the feminine touch on possessed
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The Devil ’ s Light ( Prey for the Devil )
* 1 / 2
USA 2022 Opened Nov . 3 , 2022
Directed by : Daniel Stamm Writing credits : Robert Zappia , Todd R . Jones , Earl Richey Jones Principal actors : Jacqueline Byers , Virginia Madsen , Christian Navarro , Colin Salmon , Posy Taylor
unfortunates , in particular one angelic / demonic little girl . There is a deep , dark secret in the nun ’ s past that makes her vulnerable , which I ’ m sorry to say I saw coming from a mile away . There are gross special effects that recall every possession movie you ’ ve ever seen , starting with The Exorcist ( spinny head , anyone ?) and otherwise it ’ s all run-of-the-mill jump scares . And does the devil get the poor nun in the end ? It ’ s IN THE TRAILER ! 93 minutes . ( Mason Jane Milam )
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a meal together ( to dig deeper into his situation ). Helen and George , wiser from life ’ s experiences , are easygoing , unrestrained , whereas their children cautiously inch toward romance weighed down by past encumbrances . When Hanukkah and Christmas arrive , again it ’ s music that plays a part in bringing the side-by-side apartments together .
James Sherman has written , performed , directed , and taught playwriting and improvisation for more than a half-century , with theaters producing his plays throughout the US and abroad . Following Beau Jest ’ s theatrical success , Sherman wrote the screenplay for and directed the 2008 film . He ’ s a member of the Dramatists Guild of America .
Dean ’ s drama school teacher told him , “ Don ’ t direct a play if you can ’ t see something beautiful in the play , and if you can ’ t cast it yourself .” The camaraderie Brian Tynan as Charles Norton , Helena Ashwell as Isabel Fox , Joanne Hildon as Helen Norton , and Jonny Magnanti as George Fox imbue their characters with is tangible , entrancing . Dean suggests it ’ s because they ’ re secure and happy in their roles . Concurring , the thespians like the play and the nuanced undercurrents of its dramatis personae .
Audiences can easily identify with each character ’ s human nature and the play ’ s sentimental yet laughout-loud domestic humor and poignancy .
Regrettably , Brexit limits thespians to a nine-week limit , so don ’ t dally or you ’ ll miss this smartly executed , fun-filled venture .
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