Ho-hum, it's another formulaic entry in the 'Conjuring' universe

Linda Cardellini stars in a Conjuring universe horror. Read the Empire review.

There are enough bloodcurdling moments here to make you cower, but the mechanics are rusty

What we call the Conjuring Universe has become a sprawling franchise of big-budget horror-lite spookfests that pull from every urban legend, folk tale and gh...

Although its handful of symbolic and emblematic moments put it ahead of many movies of far greater prestige and artistic renown, they’re pinned to a framew...

Read our review of the horror flick 'The Curse of La Llorona.'

The plot feels fairly mild, as if one of our traditional dishes was made without enough seasoning.

Man, I don’t know what first-time feature director Michael Chaves did to scare the hell out of the kids he cast in “The Curse of La Llorona.” Judging f...

The Conjuring cinematic universe delivers its latest wailer

With The Curse of La Llorona, the Conjuring universe has damned itself to an eternal cycle of rinse and repeat.

The predatory bogeywoman of Mexican legend haunts 1970s Los Angeles in Michael Chaves’ efficiently formulaic shocker.

The horror film expands the so-called cinematic universe of The Conjuring with the introduction of a ghost from Mexican folklore.

The Curse of La Llorona tries to replicate the best of the Conjurverse but follows the most basic horror blueprints and without particular excitement.