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TAD 2019Witches in the Woods (2019) Review

With Friends Like These, Who Needs Witches

  • Brendan Frye Brendan Frye
  • October 22, 2019
  • 3 Minute Read
TAD 2019Witches in the Woods (2019) Review
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Score: 6 / 10

Witches in the Woods is an interesting film in the “lost in the woods” genre. Its title paints a generic picture that it tries to subvert throughout it’s running time, to mixed effect.

Director Jordan Barker (The Marsh, Torment) with the help of screenwriter Christopher Borrelli, crafts an interesting tale that. while not achieving all of its lofty, subversive goals, is a fun movie that will leave the audience with some lingering questions.

Witches in the Woods follows a group of students from the University of Massachusetts that set out for some winter break fun on the slopes, only to find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere thanks to an ill-advised detour. As the winter cold and the threat of death looms, tempers flare and paranoia, fear and violence become ever-present.

While Witches in the Woods appears at first glance to be a standard supernatural slasher, what it actually is at times far more interesting: it plays with a group of horrible people and shows just how far toxic friendships can lead if left completely unchecked.

Everyone on this trip has a secret, with each of them pushing each other throughout the film. It is a wonder they could stand being at school together in the same year, let alone wanting to spend a holiday in the same resort. Almost everyone in Witches in the Woods is a generally despicable person. From cheating on their partners to being flat out misogynistic and hateful, this horrible fate could not have happened to a better group of people.

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Final Thoughts:

While Witches in the Woods does not always work, but when it does, it makes for a fun, paranoia filled outing.
Brendan Frye

Brendan Frye

Brendan has over a decade working as a journalist and EIC. He has covered festivals and conferences, writen and interviewed about the industries the biggest names, and is always excited to see how the medium changes with new technology and fresh voices.
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Witches in the Woods

Director(s): Jordan Barker
Cast: Hannah Kasulka, Craig Arnold, Sasha Clements, Corbin Bleu
Running Time: 90 min

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