★★

Now then, who remembers The Nun? Not the character, per se, but the film. The Corin Hardy directed Conjuring spin off that proved a box office phenomenon in 2018. The one about the satanic sister with a bad habit for homicide. No? No church bells ringing? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Indeed, so convinced are the makers of the film’s long time coming sequel that nobody remembers The Nun that a whole scene in part two is devoted to an abridged retelling. Just one of many dreadfully dull vignettes in a slog full of them. While a whole new team were assembled for this one, the woes are unchanged. Maybe it’s time to recognise that Valak, for all Bonnie Aarons’ snarling efforts, simply cannot sustain a story of her own.