Ed and Lorraine Warren have been at the center of WB’s expansive Conjuring franchise for its entire 12-year run. They’ve appeared, or at least been mentioned, in all nine of the core entries and spin-offs. With The Conjuring: Last Rites, allegedly the final film featuring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, the married paranormal investigators finally get a sendoff. The trouble is: that sendoff comes in the form of the franchise’s low point. Last Rites is abominably paced, way overlong, and almost completely devoid of scares. By the time we bid farewell to the Warrens, we’re so far removed from everything that made the early Conjuring films effective nightmare fuel that we’re honestly relieved to see them go. Read More