Russell Crowe continues his apparent obsession with demonic possession in The Exorcism, a fun yet flimsy unconnected follow-up to the superior yet bonkers period horror, The Pope’s Exorcist.

On the surface, the Gladiator star is perfect casting as Anthony ‘Tony’ Miller, a fading actor with a troubled history of addiction who believes he has what it takes for a major Hollywood comeback.

When the lead of an upcoming horror film mysteriously dies on set, Tony lands the part after laying…