Review: The First Omen

The 1976 classic The Omen is a terrified reactionary fever dream in which the rebellious, untrustworthy youth bring about the apocalypse through an assault on the hierarchical verities of church and state. Director Arkasha Stevenson’s prequel/sequel The First Omen neatly and wittily inverts the moral valence. In her film, it is the church itself, fearful […]
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