Michael Chaves

The Conjuring: Last Rites Review: Watchable, But Far From Wicked

The Conjuring Universe has never been subtle, but it’s always known how to deliver a punch. Last Rites, the final chapter in Phase One of the franchise, is anticipated with heavy anticipation. A dramatic sendoff. A dreadful finale. Instead, what we get is a film that can’t determine whether it wants to torment us or hug us. Set in the mid-60s, the film begins with a promising premise: a cursed mirror, the Warrens’ first brush with it, and a traumatic childbirth that sets the emotional tone. That emotional angle—Lorraine’s grief, her faith, the miracle of baby Judy—shouldâ | Click Here...