The Witch [Blu-ray]

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More traumas of course accrue around the family, and in the film's final act, William seems about to go Grand Guignol on his (surviving) 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 more Like my colleague M. Enois Duarte, I’ve always had a soft spot for this one. Growing up it was the film of this franchise that always felt like it was on WXON TV 20’s Thriller Double Feature presentation on Saturday afternoons. Admittedly the nostalgia runs deep with this film, the idea that my Halloween mask could kill me was a terrifying thought.

familiar 17th century environment, albeit with a spooky supernatural air wafting through the misty woods, and that "folktale" element tends to That said, there is most definitely a psychological element to what plays out after Samuel's disturbing disappearance. The family begins to fray, and suspicions arise, leading to a weird, almost hallucinatory, ambience where Katherine's increasing hysteria may or may not side of things) a goat being used, both of which suffuse the film with almost Jungian levels of meaning. The "intrusion" of the supernatural, perhaps ironically) give the film a rare feeling of authenticity, as if some long ago banished history had suddenly sprung to life and been

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nesting" place next to an ominous forest which may remind some of a similar sylvan environment in M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. In another elision which is initially a bit dijunctive seeming, there's Studios & Distributors: Parts and Labor | RT Features | Rooks Nest Entertainment | Maiden Voyage Pictures | Mott Street Pictures | Code Red Productions | Scythia Films | Pulse Films | Very Special Projects (as Special Projects) | Second Sight Films

Short film: Brothers – a movie that was made to show he could work with a small family unit in a rural setting. This charts the problematic relationship of two siblings and their abusive grandma. One day the two boys go into the woods with rifles. As dark, tense and emotionally complex as what we’ve come to expect from Eggers. (10 minutes) Overall, the image is not a traditional 4K showcase. But that doesn’t mean it’s not exactly as the director intended and in this case, that sense of dream-like confusion and escalating sense that things are moving away from ‘normal’ at an alarming rate is perfectly captured here. 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.There's an argument to be made that the film's final "reveal" hints at something duplicitous in one of the major characters, but, again, The Scream Factory’s Collector’s Edition Ultra HD of Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a highly satisfying release, featuring outstanding A/V quality and great extras. It’s one of the best upgrades for these films thus far. Highly recommended. persecution), they weren't exactly a bunch of free thinking folks, allowing heterodoxy at every turn. In fact, the Puritans were, well, kind of Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Second Sight Films are bringing out The Witch 4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition this month in the UK.

Based on Eggers’ darker interests while growing up near Salem, The Witch is a masterpiece of a film that can easily be interpreted as a family drama, a tale of religious puritanism and resisting sin and temptation, and, well, a horror film about witches. Much of the tension around the film comes from the isolation the family is placed in and the struggles they have to make sure they have enough food while still keeping to their own values. Scream Factory’s 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition release of Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 2-disc set, featuring the film on Ultra HD on Disc One and on Blu-ray on Disc Two. The second disc is sourced from the same new 4K transfer and features all of the Ultra HD’s audio and subtitle options. Each disc features the following extras: DISC ONE (UHD)evidence, and arguably not that much altered by Dolby Vision, there are some really interesting new beiges and tans noticeable in such 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.