Weirdly Wonderful

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2016)

This film might not be for everyone, but if you can get past the weird accents (which I have to think the filmmakers put an awful lot of time into developing) the Witch works. My suggestion is not to watch this as a traditional horror film in the sense of scary spooks jumping out, but as a case study into societal norms of Puritan womanhood in an increasingly modern world. Yes, the Witch has a feminist resonance to it. I even think the use of two V's in the title instead of a W allude to this. If you're not sure to what I'm referring, I suggest reading up on the goddess Venus and her connotations.
In this light, the Witch makes a lot more sense and deserves all 4 out of 4 stars.