familiar 17th century environment, albeit with a spooky supernatural air wafting through the misty woods, and that "folktale" element tends to probably already taking umbrage that anyone would deign to assess elements of their faith, at least in how it's portrayed in the riveting if It's a curse because Kaulder has to live on eternally with the memory of his wife and daughter who were killed by the witch. This is the type of emoting that escapes a Vin Diesel performance. He's great in the Fast and Furious movies because Dominic Toretto is more, or less, Diesel. When he's called upon to offer up a bit more emotion his performances usually fall flat. That's the case here. Kaulder has a tortured past, but Diesel is unable to convey that through his emotions. So, while it may be a curse for him to live on and on with the memory of his murdered family, that sort of pain never comes across in Diesel's acting.

BFI London Film Festival Q&A: Robert Eggers, the producer Jay Van Hoy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Ineson – A good-humoured questions and answer. Among other things, they discuss the pre-production, characters, modern horror and the score. (11 minutes) its dread-dripped atmosphere, and its spiralling sense of desperation turning into inevitability, unsettles and oppresses like few genre films of recent timesbegins to fray, and suspicions arise, leading to a weird, almost hallucinatory, ambience where Katherine's increasing hysteria may or may not almost three years ago, and rather than repeat what has become almost my series of blog postings about Lionsgate's patently odd choices for its Many if not most of us who grew up in the United States were inundated with probably unrealistic views of the pioneers who initially settled Widely praised since its debut, The Witch is a slow burn film that’ll likely be a case of love-it-or-hate-it. The film is set in New England in the 17 th century and focuses on a man named William (Ralph Ineson) and his family on their plantation. A case of Prideful conceit causes the exile of William and his family. They relocate to a farm by a large forest that they built themselves. William is married and has four kids. After his wife delivers her fifth child, he mysteriously vanishes one day. It is believed that a witch has in fact abducted the child for strange purposes. After this happens, we see the family, particularly Katherine (William’s wife) struggle with the vanishing. They also have twins and we see their daily routine on the farm. One such moment involves them playing with a goat that they claim can speak. There’s also talk of witchcraft, among other things. Plot: What’s it about? Video: How’s it look? Audio: How’s it sound? Supplements: What are the extras? The Bottom Line Plot: What’s it about?

The Witch: A Primal Folklore– A fairly standard EPK with some clips from the film along with some interviews with cast and crew. It’s a step above the usual faire, but it’s not unlike we’ve ever seen either. Released: 24th October 2022. New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation and relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest—within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen —animals turn malevolent, crops fail, one child disappears and another seemsto become possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, daughter Thomasin is accused of witchcraft.

Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. offering much in the way of hue. While the gray and blue tones that I mentioned in my review of the 1080p Blu-ray version are still very much in where you can kind of make out something happening to a baby, and this is arguably the only moment in the film that approaches a Curbing the story in favour of thematic cohesion means the film will not be for everyone. Indeed, I can see many an impatient punter giving up and thinking it a bore. Yet for those that like to immerse themselves in a layered piece it’ a hugely rewarding in its joint appreciation of horror and human frailty. Importantly The Witch also carries the distinction of being the first classic of 2016. As per the 2015 release, It Follows, it’s obviously premature to label it a contender for scary movie of the year. Yet if this doesn’t make people’s top five horror movies of 2016 it’ll only be because of how damn good everything else is. attempting to ferret out signs from the Divine in the workings of Nature, not always to felicitous results. The Witch plies a somewhat

Based on Eggers’ darker interests while growing up near Salem, The Witch is a masterpiece of a film that can easily be interpreted as a family drama, a tale of religious puritanism and resisting sin and temptation, and, well, a horror film about witches. Much of the tension around the film comes from the isolation the family is placed in and the struggles they have to make sure they have enough food while still keeping to their own values.There’s also a short Q&A from a BFI screening of the film and a 2015 featurette, but one of the most interesting extras is the short film Brothers by Eggers, which was made before production of The Witch as a proof of concept that Eggers could make something with children that had a similar feel – kids in the woods – if not something identical. There is also a book included with new writing on the film that was not included for review. It’s a shame there isn’t more from the production side of things, including the music. Just getting the actors and Eggers involved seems like a bit of a missed opportunity. One thing about all the special features is that none of them are subtitled, which is hugely disappointing. I’m not going to mark it against the final score, but this is something that needs improvement. creates a very discomfiting mood, one that becomes increasingly hard to shake as the intentionally minimalist story proceeds. reenacted for the edification of the audience. The Witch doesn't really traffic in standard horror tropes like jump cuts, booming LFE or

Harvey Scrimshaw: Highlights include his apprehension about doing some of the horror scenes (like kissing an older actor), auditioning with Ralph and Anya, working with Robert Eggers, rehearsing the possession scene in a hotel, the movie’s many bugs and why he missed the premiere. (7 minutes) in evidence in the 1080p version. Selected brief moments, as in one of the first outdoor scenes where just a hint of rosy pink tones are noticeable in persecution), they weren't exactly a bunch of free thinking folks, allowing heterodoxy at every turn. In fact, the Puritans were, well, kind of perhaps ironically) give the film a rare feeling of authenticity, as if some long ago banished history had suddenly sprung to life and beenA primal folktale: A selection of interview clips with Eggers and cast members, which were shot at the time. Introduces the themes of the film along with a discussion of the period and how the actors understood their characters. (10 minutes)