If you love history, and satire, you will love this film

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2018)

Reading the reviews for this movie, I am shocked that none of the writers seem to get the tremendous level of political satire imbedded in this story. This film has two levels. The first is about the decadence of royalty in British history. The second is about the situation in our political world today. These two ideas are put together like the layers of an omelette. You cannot separate these if you are watching with a critical and astute eye.
As such, this is a masterful depiction of greed, gluttony, betrayal and revenge. The fact that this tale is through the story of three women is a delicious irony that works like a clock clicking. This is a tale of witchcraft (Emma Stone), power (Rachel Weisz) and gluttony and greed (Olivia Coleman). The characters are a dance with the devil that echoes through history and right to our world today.
Not to be missed, this is one of the best films we have seen in years.