Horror At It's Best

Rating: 9/10 (17 April 2016)

"The Witch: A New England Folktale" is one of those movies that just catches you off guard. A family in 1630's New England area encounter witchcraft, black magic, possession. It starts out while Thomasin(Anya Taylor-Joy) is watching her baby sister for her parents. The baby abruptly "disappears" and very weird and nasty things start to happen. I won't go any further than that on the plot because this is a movie that needs to be experienced. With the lights out. The characters are brought to life by relative unknown actors. They are good. Really good. Anya Taylor-Joy plays the older daughter and boy does she deliver. Look out for her very soon. The dark, brooding visuals wrap you up in the story. Writer/Director Robert Eggers has put this together well, the flow is slow and methodic and keeps building. The music by composer Mark Korven only adds to the feel of the movie. A great horror flick that takes it's time but never stops moving forward. WARNING: It does get graphic – real graphic. Disturbing imagery and content. Weak stomach? You might want to avoid. 9/10 stars.