Goated - The VVitch (2015)

Our trope this week dear Critters is that of witches, who we stan over at ScaryCrit. For this one, we're lighting a candle and opening the book to Robert Egger's 2015 folk-horror gem, The VVitch.

From Egger's ardent direction when it came to historical authenticity, to Thomasin's plight and Jared's passion for good for her!  stories, there's so much to conjure up while talking about this film: The actual factual history of witches being in direct opposition to patriarchy and the stringent ideals of men and church, what it means to be goaded into becoming that which you're accused of being, how the cauldron was dropped when it came to marketing, and how this film challenges expectations and perceptions of antagonists and happy endings—there's so much magic happening in today's episode. Get into it!

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Timestamps
06:37 - Negronomicon
32:56 - Crit
01:43:39 - Final Curls

Gems from E88

• Poppy (Avi, Orchard Books, 1995, Print)
• FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
• Spongebob Squarepants (1999 - Present)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
• Super Mario 64 (1996, video game)
• Shrek (2001)
• The Lego Movie (2014)
• Mario Kart 8 (2014, video game) 
• Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, video game)
• Frozen 2 (2019)
• The Last of Us (2023 - Present)
• Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017, video game)
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006, video game)
• Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
• Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
• Kingdom Hearts (2002, video game)
• Final Fantasy (1987, video game)
• Outlast (2013, video game)
• Metroid Prime (2002, video game)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, video game)
• My Name is Mo'Nique (2023)
• Batgirl (unreleased)
• Infinity Train (2019 - 2021)
• Black Adam (2022)
• Moana (2016)
• Mulan (1998)
• The Little Mermaid (1989)
• The Lion King (1994)
• The Princess and the Frog (2008)
• Lilo & Stitch (2002)
• Harry Potter (2001 - 2011, film series)
• Hogwarts Legacy (2023, video game)
• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2024, series)
• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2010)
• Eragon (2006) 
• The Sopranos (1999)
• Game of Thrones (2011)
• Charmed (1998)
• Hocus Pocus (1993)
• The Witches (1990)
• Wizard of Oz (1939)
• Teen Witch (1989)
• Teen Wolf (1985)
• The Craft: Legacy (2020)
• The Craft (1996)
• The Crucible (1996)
• malthus malkaharm
• Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
• Moonlight (2016)
• Ex Machina (2014)
• Room (2015)
• Spring Breakers (2013)
• Green Room (2015)
• The VVitch (2015)
• The Lighthouse (2019)
• The Northman (2022)
• The Lodge (2019)
• Gone Girl (2014)
• The Village (2002)
• Sleepy Hollow (1999)
• Terrifier (2016)
• Crimson Peak (2015)
• Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
• Insidious Chapter 3 (2015)
• The Conjuring (2016)
• Paranormal Activity (2006)
• The Babadook (2014)
• Lights Out (2016)
• The Green Knight (2019)
• Cinderella (1950)
• The Little Mermaid (1989)