Film
The VVitch
Friday, October 2–Sunday, October 4
(2015, 92m) dir Robert Eggers w/Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie. Thomasin (Taylor-Joy) is the eldest daughter in a puritanical family in 1630s New England. When her baby brother goes missing and the family goat begins talking to her creepy siblings, she is the one blamed for the dark happenings.
FRI 9:00 SAT 5:00 7:00 SUN 3:00
Read on Perisphere:
“Coming of Age with Dead Kids: The Cathartic Dread of A24 Horror” Abraham Teuber discusses how the plain horror of The VVitch supported a broader shift toward the invocation of Dread across indie horror.
“American History 101 with Robert Eggers” Ben Tuthill contemplates why The VVitch stands out as an exceptional film for history education.
