Lee Daniels' "The Deliverance" is lumbering and lurid long before it shows its African American-styled exorcism hand and turns ludicrous. It's a sordid wallow in working poor Black poverty, and the presence of Glenn Close as the white matriarch of this struggling family invites comparison to Netflix's "Hillbilly Elegy." If anything, this is even more…

Andra Day and Glenn Close gamely plumb the script’s psychological elements, but the Netflix movie falls into “Exorcist” clichés and unintentionally campy dialogue.

An exorcism of cartoonish proportions is the focal point of Lee Daniels' completely inept, somewhat offensive horror movie The Deliverance.

Lee Daniels' The Deliverance has memorable performances from Andra Day and Glenn Close, but its mix of horror and family drama underwhelms. Here's our review.

Critic Peter Travers shares his review of "The Deliverance," from filmmaker Lee Daniels.

Lee Daniels’ thriller about demonic possession is about as campy and unfrightening as the Halloween aisle at Lidl

Lee Daniels's 'The Deliverance' generally abides by the tried-and-true 'Amityville Horror' playbook when it comes to its scare tactics.

While Ellis-Taylor's graceful presence is always extremely welcome, the supernatural element of the story that her character ushers in marks the point at which the film starts to decline.

In Lee Daniels' 'The Deliverance,' Andra Day plays a tormented and abusive single mother fighting the devil in herself. Then the real one shows up.

The Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels’s story about demonic possession is nicely done, with a phenomenal performance by Glenn Close