Frightening & Engrossing!

Rating: 9/10 (25 April 2016)

Writer-Director Robert Eggers's 'The Witch' is a Frightening & Engrossing film, that left me awed. This one's an unsettling, slow-building horror masterstroke, that delivers some thrills, but is overall a work of pure treatment. 'The Witch' isn't all about scares & spooks, but a tale that grabs you & throws shivers down your spine, even without a single cheap scare.
'The Witch' Synopsis: A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
'The Witch' is an exercise in fright. Believe me, after the All-Time Blockbuster The Conjuring, 'The Witch' is another film of the 2010's that does the horror genre right. Eggers's Screenplay moves on an intentionally slow-pace, only to build & build to an unforgettable culmination. You watch the ill-fated family being torn apart from the evil & although heartbreaking, the narrative remains engrossing. Eggers's Direction relies on treatment & he has aced it here. He treats every moment with a sense of paranoia & unpredictably, adding all the more force to the goings-on. Egger is the True Hero of 'The Witch', as he gives his all & rises with a superior Horror Film.
A Special Mention Jarin Blaschke's excellent Camera-work & for the Performances by Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson & Kate Dickie.
On the whole, 'The Witch' is a solid watch. Go, get scared (for real).