Overview

• Warner Bros.’ latest Conjuring entry opens wide on September 5 with an R rating and a 2-hour 15-minute runtime.
• Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga return as Ed and Lorraine Warren under director Michael Chaves, marking the final mainline chapter centered on the couple.
• The film adapts the Smurl family haunting in Pennsylvania, featuring a cursed mirror as the central motif.
• Critics note effective scares and the leads’ chemistry but fault the movie for formulaic beats and a drawn-out structure.
• An early Rotten Tomatoes snapshot was reported at about 63% Fresh based on roughly three dozen reviews, signaling a mixed-to-positive start.