Witchcraft Cautionary Tale

Rating: 10/10 (1 September 2018)

Why are we still telling stories about witchcraft if such a large percentage of the population doesn't even believe in them or powers of darkness or demons, etc.? The reason is because we do believe in witchcraft and demons and all the rest, and if that is true, then we also believe in good and angels and, of course, God. But do we? Or does this kind of film only entertain us? That would be an extremely juvenile response, because most people don't seek out evil to be entertained by it. No, this is a Cautionary Tale for anyone--and there are many billions--who still believe in witchcraft and think some form of it--spiritualism, candle magic, Ouija, tarot, you name it--can help us reconnect when we grieve, need something, want something. But it's all, every last bit of it, eating the unripe fruit from the Tree of Life, thus transforming that selfsame Tree into the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil. Yet another warning along with Pyewacket (2017) and The Blackcoat's Daughter and The Witch (both in 2015).
Gore: 10
Expletives: 5
Drama: 10
Camera Work: 10
Message: 10
Acting: 10
Clarity of Story: 8