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The Witch (2015) Movie Review - Ray Taylor Show

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In this episode Ray reviews “The Witch”. "The Witch" is a 2015 horror film directed by Robert Eggers, set in 1630s New England, following a Puritan family who encounter evil in the woods beyond their farm. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was widely released by A24 in 2016. It was a critical and financial success grossing $40 million against a $4 million budget. The movie tells the story of a family who were banished from a Puritan settlement due to religious dispute and builds a farm near a large, secluded forest. One day, their youngest child disappears, and it is soon revealed that a witch has stolen and killed the unbaptized child. The family is plagued by supernatural events and the death of one of their own, and the movie follows their descent into madness and violence.