Review: Thrills and 'Gotchas!' aplenty in the old-school 'The Conjuring'

Vera Farmiga and Lili Taylor shine in James Wan's '70s-like haunted-house fright fest. Call it an 'Amityville Horror' for a new century.When a really good new horror film comes out, one that's more about creative intelligence than executing the next grisly kill shot, it's something of a miracle in this eviscerating post-"Saw" era. Old-school and supremely confident in its attack, "The Conjuring" is this year's miracle -- an "Amityville Horror" for a new century (and a far better movie than that ...