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  "id": 4828512,
  "title": "John Boorman Reflects on Why ‘Exorcist II’ Bombed in 1977",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/john-boorman-reflects-on-why-exorcist-ii-bombed-in-1977",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T09:02:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NYT Arts",
    "slug": "nyt-arts",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/movies/exorcist-ii-john-boorman-documentary.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The filmmaker John Boorman speaks candidly in a new documentary that aims to reassess the notorious failure. (For one, it wasn’t really scary.)",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}