Our boy George Bell reviewed The Possession a couple of weeks back, but seeing how this is a flick we've pimped since season two, I figured I'd give it my own two-cents, for what they're worth. A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale , unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child. Without mixing words, if you've seen one possession flick, you've seen them all. Especially when they are of the PG-13 variety. There's not a lot of blood of offensive material in The Possession, so it lacks the punch of The Exorcist , but it's competently made and acted, so it's not without interest. Actually, the cast sells the movie. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is one of the most underrated actors working today, and Kyra Sedgwick has a total MILF thing going on. The two kids hold their own too and I dug reggae/rock musician Matisyahu as a Jewi...

We first reported on the upcoming horror flick The Possession waaaaaayyyy back at the start of Season Two of our show. Back then the Ole Bornedal directed film was called Dibbuk Box, which refers to the item in which the evil spirit of the story is held. Right or wrong, the folks over at Lionsgate decided no one would get what the deuce a Dibbuk Box is and changed the title to the far more generic, but easier to market, The Possession. The film opens next Friday. However, the Dibbuk is still a big part of the movie, so the marketing arm at Lionsgate put together this featurette to explain what the hell it is. And we've embedded it below to better inform Basement Dwellers. Remember, knowing is half the battle. The Possession follows a young girl who buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.

We've given play to the Sam Raimi produced horror tale The Possession here in The Basement since our run on the radio began. Now we've finally got a look at the movie, which is allegedly based on a true story. The Ole Bornedal-directed horror film follows Clyde Breneck and his 10-year-old daughter, Em, who purchase an antique box at a yard sale . Em accidentally releases an ancient spirit from the box that wants to devour her. Clyde must team up with his ex-wife to put an end to the curse. The Possession stars one of my fave actors, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, as Clyde along with long-time hottie Kyra Sedgwick -- who happens to be the wife of Kevin Bacon, whom we featured on the site yesterday. Yes, it's all going according to plan -- as his ex-wife. I have to admit, I like what I see in the preview below, even if it does look like a lot of other possession movies. There seems to be a degree of quality at work here that many mainstream horror movies don't ha...

And that, in our opinion, isn't a bad thing. We hate PG-13 horror in The Basement, even if it's a good movie like Insidious or The Grudge. We like our horror R-rated, disturbing and bloody. And scary too. Well Possession, formerly titled Dibbuk Box, has been rated R by the MPAA for violence, terror and disturbing images. And good for it. Lionsgate was petitioning for a PG-13 rating but the MPAA said balls to that. The R stays. The Ole Bornedal-directed horror film follows Clyde Breneck (the great Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and his 10-year-old daughter, Em, who purchase the antique box at a yard sale (apparently, in the real-life story, it was bought on Ebay). Em accidentally releases an ancient spirit from the box that wants to devour her. Clyde must team up with his ex-wife to put an end to the curse. Kyra Sedgwick also stars. The film, which was originally going to open last month, now hits theatres Aug 31, 2012.