Pray For Forgiveness

The Nun is the fifth movie in The Conjuring series and a prequel to The Conjuring itself. Annabelle is also a prequel to The Conjuring, which itself has a prequel. Here's a quick breakdown of the full chronological order:

The Nun - set in 1952 and a bit in 1971

Annabelle: Creation - set in 1943, 1952, 1955 and a bit in 1967

Annabelle - set in 1967

The Conjuring - set in 1971

The Conjuring 2 - set a bit in 1976 but mostly 1977

The Conjuring 2 introduced us to a demon named Valak, who takes the form of a nun ( which you can now get action figures of !). The Nun is the backstory of Valak. Alright, enough of the history lesson. I'm starting to sound like Ben Stein, the " anyone, anyone " teacher in Ferris Bueller.

So the movie itself has been getting mixed reviews, some people love it (myself included) while many others seem to hate it. The most common complaints center around the use of jump scares, some familiar horror tropes and a few implausible moments in the story.

These personally didn't bother me since the trailer showed there would be jump scares, yes the horror tropes were familiar (as they were in other installments) and this is the 5th part of a movie series. I don't think anyone could claim that part 5 of any movie was mind blowing. So anyone going into The Nun expecting Hereditary is begging for disappointment.

Now, the one thing I DID have a problem with is the fact it's a complete rip of Tales from the Crypt's Demon Knight from 1995. I won't spoil anything in particular, but everything from the concept to the final big scene are near mirror images. You could swap Jada Pinkett with Taissa Farmiga (who both played the same role) and probably wouldn't even notice.