Saturday 27 February 2016

What the Press is Saying about The Witch Movie

The controversial new movie The Witch isn't releases in the UK until March 11, but here's a round-up of what newspapers and online review sites are saying about it - and they've been saying quite a lot:

"In The Witch, the devil is terrifying, but people are worse" - at The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/17/11028378/the-witch-movie-review-satanism

"Why satanists have given new horror movie The Witch their endorsement" - at Vox Culture: http://www.vox.com/2016/2/18/11049790/the-witch-satan-satanism

"Satanist-Approved ‘The Witch’ and Faith-Based ‘Risen’ Hit Theaters Together" - at The Wall Street Journal: Satanist-Approved ‘The Witch’ and Faith-Based ‘Risen’ Hit Theaters Together

"An Atheist, a Catholic, and a Satanist Walk Into a Screening of 'The Witch'" - at Film: http://www.slashfilm.com/the-witch-review/

"The Witch is Sinister, Smart, and Wildly Feminist" - at Wired: http://www.wired.com/2016/02/the-witch-demonization-women/

"Watching 'The Witch' in Salem With Actual Witches" - at Complex UK: http://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/02/the-witch-movie-salem-tour

"Female Freedom and Fury in The Witch" - at The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/02/robert-eggers-the-witch-female-empowerment/470844/

"The Real-Life Inspiration For The Witch, This Year's Most Disturbing Horror Film So Far" - at Popsugar: http://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Horror-Movie-Witch-Based-True-Story-40230615#photo-40230615

"The Witch's director explains why our ancestors found witches so scary" - at Vox Culture: http://www.vox.com/2016/2/23/11100330/the-witch-review-interview

"‘The Witch’ Is 2016’s Best Horror Movie Because It Doesn’t Care What Scares Millennials, Boomers Or X-ers" - at iDigitalTimes: http://www.idigitaltimes.com/witch-2016s-best-horror-movie-because-it-doesnt-care-what-scares-millennials-boomers-512817

"‘The Witch’: How Robert Eggers Went from a Costume-Obessed Kid to Award-Winning Director" - at Collider: http://collider.com/the-witch-robert-eggers-anya-taylor-joy-interview/

"Why Are Goats Associated With the Devil, Like Black Phillip in The Witch?" - at Slate: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/02/26/goats_and_the_devil_origins_black_phillip_in_the_witch_isn_t_alone.html

"We Attended the Satanic Temple's Naked Ritual Endorsing 'The Witch'" - at Broadly: https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/we-attended-the-satanic-temples-naked-ritual-endorsing-the-witch

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