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Short-form review revives William Friedkin's horror classic The Exorcist

Original: ONE HUNDRED WORD REVIEW: "The Exorcist" (1973 film) Directed by William Friedkin (The French Connection, Sorcerer) from

A 100-word review of The Exorcist (1973) is making the rounds, crediting William Friedkin's direction and William Peter Blatty's screenplay adapted from his own 1971 novel. The review highlights the film's ten Academy Award nominations, a rarity for horror at the time. Readers are engaging with the concise format, swapping memories of one of the most influential horror films ever made.

Why now: The film remains a benchmark of the horror genre, and bite-sized reviews keep classic cinema in circulation.

William FriedkinThe ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty

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• ONE HUNDRED WORD REVIEW: "The Exorcist" (1973 film) Directed by William Friedkin (The French Connection, Sorcerer) from a screenplay written by William Peter Blatty adapting his 1971 novel of the same name, this horror film was nominated for ten Academy Awards and was the first… · JDWrites@mstdn.social · 1

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