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   Jan 23, 2015 · If “The Witch” is ultimately a cautionary tale of Christian belief run amok, it also seeks to give the Devil his due — to illuminate a collective paranoid nightmare by blurring the line where...

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   Feb 29, 2016 · Many viewers have come away from The Witch believing its message is wholly anti-religion. Some claim that the film’s message is that extremism of any religion is toxic, while others embrace the idea that freedom from certain types of patriarchal constructs is an adventure in “living deliciously.”

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   Is 'the Witch' a cautionary tale of Christian belief run amok?

   • If “The Witch” is ultimately a cautionary tale of Christian belief run amok, it also seeks to give the Devil his due — to illuminate a collective paranoid nightmare by blurring the line where grim reality ends and dark fantasy begins. A certain teasing ambiguity remains, not always to satisfying ends.

   'The Witch' Review: Robert Eggers' Impressively Eerie Debut - Variety

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   Is 'the Witch' a fairy tale?

   • "The Witch," a period drama/horror film by first-time writer/director Robert Eggers, tellingly advertises itself as "a New England folktale" instead of a fairy tale. Fairy tales are, at heart, parables that prescribe moral values.

   The Witch movie review & film summary (2016) | Roger Ebert

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   Is 'the Witch' based on a true story?

   • T he new movie The Witch, in theaters Friday, draws on both reality and fairy tale to create the story of a Puritan family’s terrifying encounter with the title character. Filmmaker Robert Eggers spent years researching the period, from daily 17th-century life and the way people really spoke, to the true history of early American witch trials.

   The Witch: True Story Behind the Movie Isn't What You Think | TIME

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   How long is 'the Witch' rated?

   • “The Witch” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian) for toil and trouble. Running time: 1 hour 32 minutes. A version of this article appears in print on , Section C, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Belief Turns to Doubt as a Family Is Tested. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe

   Review: In ‘The Witch,’ a Family’s Contract With God Is Tested

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   Feb 18, 2016 · Directed by Robert Eggers. Horror, Mystery. R. 1h 32m. By Manohla Dargis. Feb. 18, 2016. A finely calibrated shiver of a movie, “The Witch” opens on a scene of religious wrath. On a New England...

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5. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › the-witchThe Witch Movie Review | Common Sense Media

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   Feb 19, 2016 · In this movie, is religious faith portrayed as a good thing, a bad thing, or both? What about belief in witches?

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   • Director: Robert Eggers

   • Author: Jeffrey M. Anderson
   • Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie

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   This sharp divide between wilderness and civilization was especially important in the Puritan’s morally black-and-white universe, where, Howe says, “either you were Christian or you were ...

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   The Witch. "The Witch," a period drama/horror film by first-time writer/director Robert Eggers, tellingly advertises itself as "a New England folktale" instead of a fairy tale. Fairy tales are, at heart, parables that prescribe moral values. "The Witch," a feminist narrative that focuses on an American colonial family as they undergo what seems ...

8. www.npr.org › 2016/02/18 › 467070428Movie Review: THE WITCH : NPR

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   Feb 18, 2016 · The Witch has been described as a cross between The Crucible and The Shining, and it's poised right in the center of those influences — half a drama of religious hysteria, half a horror film...