“Heretic” (2024) Review

Heretic is as much a religious horror-thriller as it is a philosophical mind game. It challenges faith, sure, but it also questions trust and control. This isn’t a simple debate of the calculative atheist versus the deceived Mormons, nor is it a simplistic trap of a locked house of horrors. It’s as compelling to linger on every word as it is figuring out what lurks behind the next dark corner or creepy basement hatch.

is at his best as the charmingly deceptive Mr. Reed. With thick...