Notes on The Devils (1971-2026)

Kim Newman · 27 Oct 2026

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The director’s cut of The Devils is politically of the moment.

Their wordsThe ‘director’s cut’ seems politically of the moment.
Our reading
Ken Russell’s The Devils is a considerable film.

Their wordsOn any level, The Devils is a considerable film … all the more so for having to compete with imagined versions of the movie which exist as phantoms in the minds of its detractors and admirers alike.

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