{"id":3832,"date":"2025-08-09T01:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T01:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/?post_type=movie&#038;p=3832"},"modified":"2025-08-09T01:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T01:07:02","slug":"the-witch","status":"publish","type":"movie","link":"https:\/\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/movie\/the-witch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>(lovely poster variant made by Becky Cloonan)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member&#8217;s faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Karen has been wondering about the Witch (VVitch) for some time, and we three decided to sit and watch it during a hang-out night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">As she put it, &#8220;It&#8217;s not really a horror movie&#8230; it&#8217;s more of a suspense\/thriller.&#8221; Which, yeah, it doesn&#8217;t have the horror that people are used to. It&#8217;s a character-driven horror that thrives on discord between family members as evil slowly worms its way in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This wasn&#8217;t the first time I watched it, but you know, I enjoyed it more this time. Everything seemed more interesting this time around. My buds and I are big on chatter during movies, swapping facts, theories, and quips such as: witches use this ointment to apply to their broomsticks to fly; it was not scripted for Black Phillip to shove William around; the corn was maybe filled with hallucinogenic mold; the boy hit puberty like a freight train; etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">My favorite character? Black Philip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Witch - Black Phillip - Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-FOvtaZQRA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Showing my ass here, but hearing the gloves creak is the highlight of the entire encounter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(lovely poster variant made by Becky Cloonan) In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member&#8217;s faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways. 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