Good for her…?
After kicking off February with a look at one of the lesser-loved Michael Crichton film adaptations in Sphere (listen) and being introduced to the batshit insanity that is the Drew Barrymore-starring Doppelganger (listen), we’re continuing our February coverage with a look at Robert Eggers‘ debut film The Witch (2015).
Set in early 1600s New England, The Witch sees a Puritan Separatist family being preyed upon by an evil witch that lives in the nearby woods. When she takes the family’s baby, the blame falls on eldest daughter Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), who must convince her mother (Kate Dickie) and father (Ralph Ineson) that she is not the feared witch of the woods.
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Episode 374: The Witch (2015) feat. Becky Darke
Bring your baby-sized mortar and pestle and cherished silver cup to the party because we’re discussing Robert Eggers’ feature directorial debut: the audacious folk horror film The Witch (2015)! Joining us for the conversation is Hammer Time podcast co-host Becky Darke!
Join us as we marvel at all of the research Eggers did to ensure maximum authenticity, crafting a period film thats as scary as it is stomach-churning. That it all ends in a (somewhat debatable) “good for her” ending is just the icing on the cake.
Plus: big witchy tits, inky darkness courtesy of all the natural lighting, being “allergic to exposition,” and a ringing endorsement from the Satanic Temple.
Cross out The Witch!
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