And everyone assumes that Alice owes it to “Mary,” as in the Blessed Virgin Mary. The fact that Alice can hear now would seem to be a full-blown miracle. Well, seems like Fenn has found a story after all. She tells the congregation that it was a gift from Mary, who wants to use Alice to speak to the world. The next morning during Mass, Alice leave the service, makes a beeline for the tree (as most of the congregation follows her out the door) and, suddenly, gets her hearing back. So how, Fenn wonders, was she speaking to the tree? She has been for pretty much her entire life. When Fenn goes to the nearby Catholic Church for help, he learns from the priest there (Father Hagen, played by William Sadler) that Alice actually lives there: She’s Father Hagen’s niece, and he’s been caring for her ever since her parents died. He follows Alice to that same weird tree, watches the girl drop to her knees and appear to pray to it before keeling over, unconscious. That evening, Fenn almost literally runs into a young woman named Alice (Cricket Brown), who appears to be sleepwalking in the middle of the road. That’s a bit of ironic foreshadowing, of course. He finds an old, creepy doll in the hollow of an old tree and smashes its head, planning to write about how the crushed doll harbored an unknown evil. So Fenn-never known for letting the truth get in the way of a good story-decides to sensationalize it a bit. His latest assignment: investigating cattle mutilations in Banfield, Massachusetts.Īlas, the cow in question is alive and seems just fine, outside a “Metallica” symbol on its posterior. ![]() The Walking Dead’s Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays Gerry Fenn, a one-time big-city journalist who got caught making up stories and now ekes out a living posting schlocky pieces for a questionable news site. But ultimately it fails-both as a message and a movie-from one big problem. But the flick might go down in 2021 history as one of the year’s most religious films-rooted in (as Variety’s Owen Gleiberman says) a “pop version of Christianity”. We think you will be, too.Now, admittedly, Holy Week seems like a strange time to release a horror movie called The Unholy. However, The Unholy took a different approach, and we’re glad to see new ideas onscreen. ![]() We’ve seen plenty of supernatural horrors with the same type of evil antagonists you may know exactly what we’re talking about if you are a fan of Blumhouse films. We especially appreciated an antagonist of a type seldom used in films. You can just sit back, turn your brain off, and enjoy a horror flick with low expectations. We also liked the fact that there was an explanation of why there was an evil force, and the explanation was done in an easy-to-comprehend manner. Though we watched the trailer a couple of times, we were still thoroughly surprised by little twists here and there. What we liked about The Unholy is the unpredictable nature of it all. However, Father Hagen (William Sadler) is not convinced because according to him, “When God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel next door.” So will Gerry Fenn run with it and sell his soul for fame and fortune, or will he finally do the right thing and save the townspeople before hell is unleashed? Gerry Fenn confirming a story However, he stumbles onto what may become the story of the century and therefore sticks around for the exclusive scoop, with a professional Sony camera to document miracles performed by a formerly deaf girl, suddenly able to hear and speak, who has caught the attention of the Vatican.Īs more people flock to this small town, unimaginable things start happening, leading a select few to test their faith in these miracles. Disgraced journalist, Gerry Fenn (portrayed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan of Watchmen and The Walking Dead) finds himself on the job in a small farm town, following up a story that does not pan out, so he has to dump it. Produced by Evan Spiliotopoulos, Sam Raimi, and Robert Tapert, The Unholy is a better than expected supernatural horror flick. Which also leaves us wondering: How many people bought the wrong ticket intended for the other show or vice versa? Hopefully, after reading this review you will not make that mistake. ![]() The Unholy definitely has all the qualities of an Easter movie right? Especially with a plot surrounding a young girl who can perform miracles after communicating with a superior being, which almost sounds like – well, it actually sounds just like- its rival opening weekend film The Girl Who Believes In Miracles but in a more sinister format. While some flocked to church, we went to the theaters on Easter Sunday to watch a movie about miracles, faith, God, and the Virgin Mary.
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