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Oct 24, 2017LPL_JoelB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The VVitch thrusts the viewer into an isolated Puritan world where madness manifests itself in the form of paranoia and religious zealotry. The wits of the subject family are pulled taught and struck repeatedly, eventually culminating into a claustrophobic nightmare of isolationism and mental instability, with all fingers pointing to one of their own as The Witch. The tension in this film is unrelenting and spellbinding as the family slips further and further into hysteria. Mark Korven bolsters the film's sense of madness with an imaginative, eerie, dissonant score. The dialogue of the film is entirely in period correct Old English. Closed captions may help somewhat, but I think not understanding some of the family's language adds to the sense of isolationism for the viewer. One of the best psychological horror thrillers of recent memory - bound to be an instant classic.