Naturally this is spoilery about the full-on ending (and a couple of other things). My review is here if you want to read it. I am not a monster so I am not going to make you read the whole article to discover that, yes, adorable baby Abi SURVIVES. I know films don’t usually kill… Witch watch: The Reckoning ending explained Read More
The Reckoning 2 stars
As the plague rages across England, a young widow with a baby daughter is accused of witchcraft. I don’t know if anyone’s ever tried to draw a Venn diagram of misogynists through the ages and the wearing of ridiculous headwear, but I bet there’s a considerable overlap. There are horrible hats a-plenty in Neil Marshall’s… The Reckoning Read More
Suspiria (1977) 3.5 stars
*** Read my review of the 2018 version of Suspiria *** Dario Argento’s 1977 classic is alternately a feast for the senses and an assault on them. Lurid, stylised, and inescapable, if it feels like that for us watching, imagine what it’s like for poor Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper), new student at the famous German… Suspiria (1977) Read More
Myths, Melodrama & Swedish Meatballs – Q&A With Love Witch Director Anna Biller
“The style that a lot of people attribute to B-movies and melodramas is just classical, theatrical acting… and all of my actors were classically trained. So they have strong voices, they speak clearly and enunciate. I have a musical ear, so I like to listen to actors with beautiful voices” Anna Biller After watching writer/director Anna Biller’s 2016… Myths, Melodrama & Swedish Meatballs – Q&A With Love Witch Director Anna Biller Read More
The Witch 4 stars
A missing baby, an evil woman lurking in the woods… as a straight-up horror film about witchcraft The Witch is frighteningly effective; though it’s also about the descent into psychological warfare within a previously loving family. Even with its living breathing monsters, it can still be interpreted as solely an allegory birthed from over-fertile imaginations; though whichever view… The Witch Read More