Robert Eggers: Highlights include how the filmmaker was inspired by life in New England, the changing face of witches onscreen, the importance of set design, how he got into directing and how the puritan intelligentsia’s need to write everything down helped him to craft the script. (26 minutes) There’s also a short Q&A from a BFI screening of the film and a 2015 featurette, but one of the most interesting extras is the short film Brothers by Eggers, which was made before production of The Witch as a proof of concept that Eggers could make something with children that had a similar feel – kids in the woods – if not something identical. There is also a book included with new writing on the film that was not included for review. It’s a shame there isn’t more from the production side of things, including the music. Just getting the actors and Eggers involved seems like a bit of a missed opportunity. One thing about all the special features is that none of them are subtitled, which is hugely disappointing. I’m not going to mark it against the final score, but this is something that needs improvement. BFI London Film Festival Q&A with Robert Eggers, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson and Producer Jay Van Hoy new life in a land that held promise but also immense difficulties. As writer-director Robert Eggers mentions in the commentary included on The Witch (2015) is a stylish and creepy horror film from director Robert Eggers. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Ineson.

His handler is Dolan 36th (Michael Caine). He's the 36th person to be tasked with keeping Kaulder safe and doing his job. Caine provides some much needed acting gravitas whenever he's paired up with Diesel in a scene. At least one of them knows about subtleties in the acting profession. Somewhat ironically in this context, it’s the kind of film that any form of criticism, be it good or bad, does no justice to whatsoever – I remember on release hearing this was the most terrifying film since The Blair Witch Project and coming away somewhat disappointed – it should just be there, waiting for you to discover or re-discover it… waiting patiently in the woods for you to stumble over it, intrigued by its premise and open to letting it wrap itself around your guts as you find yourself transported into this strange, preternatural and deeply arresting world… We reviewers have learned the hard way that it's often dangerous to review a film with any religious leanings whatsoever, as it's virtually certain you're going to end up offending or alienating someone who either doesn't agree with the religion being portrayed, or how a particular New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation and relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest—within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen —animals turn malevolent, crops fail, one child disappears and another seems to become possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, daughter Thomasin is accused of witchcraft.This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Many if not most of us who grew up in the United States were inundated with probably unrealistic views of the pioneers who initially settled antithetical to some of 4K UHD's big "calling cards", namely increased resolution and highlights courtesy of HDR. As I mentioned in our original The Witch Blu-ray review, this Arri Alexa captured piece offers Description: New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation and relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest—within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen —animals turn malevolent, crops fail, one child disappears and another seems to become possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, daughter Thomasin is accused of witchcraft. William is trying to be as pious and strong as possible, and Katherine is straining to be away from civilisation for so long, especially after the loss of Samuel. This subsequently puts more pressure on Thomasin, who does many of the jobs around the farm including looking after the twins, who themselves resent her, which then results in her accidentally convincing them that she herself is a witch. Thomasin is also victimised by Katherine, not least because she is becoming a woman, and Katherine fears she is leading the family away from their ways to something much more sinful.

playing hide and seek with the newborn. The Witch doesn't dally around with ambiguities, choosing instead to overtly display a witch Interestingly, there do appear to be some differences, much more so that I had thought. Detail is a touch more refined in the textures, including sharper edges of buttons and a touch more sharpness to strands of hair (but bear in mind this was on a 92” projection screen). Brightness is interesting as the differences change on a scene-by-scene basis – the opening medium shot of Taylor-Joy’s face on the UHD is a lot lighter than the previous Blu, revealing more detail in in the brim of her hat and in the shadow of her face; however the shot of the family leaving against the beautiful sky is significantly lighter on the previous Blu. And finally, the colours do seem a touch more desaturated on the 4K version, in line with an overall impression that the contrast ratio on the 4K disc appears to be less than that on the previous Blu. Is it an improvement? In terms of detail, yes it is. The rest however give the image a slightly different look that is neither better or worse, just… different.

Dialogue is always suitably prioritised although given the accents and that dialect, there are some instances where the specific words are hard to make out – the biggest issue for this was when the twins were trying to recite the Lord’s Prayer and failing. However, that appears to be baked into the source and not a fault with the transfer in any way. The Witch is a masterful slice of folk horror and Second Sight has done it justice. I would have liked something deeper from the production side, but the extras provided are very good, and the film itself looks amazing. Essential for anyone’s collection. And then there are the more overt horror elements, which the film isn’t afraid of hiding. Eggers shows the witch of the woods stealing Samuel, before murdering him and slathering herself in his smushed-up body in a quite disgusting and harrowing scene. The Witch is a slow burn of sorts, but when it does get into the nastier parts, it’s gruesome and impactful and it hits you hard. side of things) a goat being used, both of which suffuse the film with almost Jungian levels of meaning. The "intrusion" of the supernatural, The Witch: A Primal Folklore– A fairly standard EPK with some clips from the film along with some interviews with cast and crew. It’s a step above the usual faire, but it’s not unlike we’ve ever seen either.

probably already taking umbrage that anyone would deign to assess elements of their faith, at least in how it's portrayed in the riveting if BFI London Film Festival Q&A: Robert Eggers, the producer Jay Van Hoy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Ineson – A good-humoured questions and answer. Among other things, they discuss the pre-production, characters, modern horror and the score. (11 minutes) Witch seems to be less concerned with any "hidden meanings" than in an almost cold and calculating portrayal of some Early Americans The Witch is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of Lionsgate Films with a 2160p transfer in 1.66:1. This is in some ways one of the morereviewer reacts to that portrayal. And so let me just begin this review by apologizing to any and all Puritans who may read it and who are

perhaps ironically) give the film a rare feeling of authenticity, as if some long ago banished history had suddenly sprung to life and been moments as the early scene introducing two of the focal children. In terms of the blue gradings, some scenes here approach a lighter teal tone than is persecution), they weren't exactly a bunch of free thinking folks, allowing heterodoxy at every turn. In fact, the Puritans were, well, kind of begins to fray, and suspicions arise, leading to a weird, almost hallucinatory, ambience where Katherine's increasing hysteria may or may not Blu-ray as a supplement, it's probably instructive to remember that many of the first settlers to come to the New Land were in fact Puritans.

BFI London Film Festival Q&A with Robert Eggers, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson & Producer Jay Van Hoy Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. For as long as I can remember — or more specifically, since first discovering Avery Crounse's 1983 underrated Eyes of Fire— I've found horror tales surrounding early American settlers and smalltown British villagers of the 17th or 18th Century to be the most terrifying and scariest to ironically enjoy. The stories always center around the fear of the unknown or a dark entity lurking in the forest, the occult and pagan traditions, and even cannibalism. And while, yes, they had sought to escape religious persecution (or at least religion defined by others, which they may have perceived as UHD re-releases, I'm simply providing my original review. Also please note that the 4K UHD disc ports over the same audio and supplements as