Oct 27, 2022
The Occult, Fear, and Crises of Faith in ‘The Witch’
According to ‘The Witch,’ there’s no surer way to invite evil in than by being reckless enough to try to play God.
According to ‘The Witch,’ there’s no surer way to invite evil in than by being reckless enough to try to play God.
This movie is not a romance. I’ve watched it over and over again, wanting it to be, but I don’t think it is one—at least in a conventional sense.
Whiteness, not a fantasy, is what grants the Black English aristocracy its legitimacy in this fictional world.