"I'm going to drag you into this spell with me..." Mubi has unveiled an official trailer for the documentary film titled simple Witches, made by filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey. Believe it or not, this is ...
There is no shortage of frightening children's films, but a 35-year-old classic is so scary that it gives most horror movies a run for their money. Crafting a great story that's appropriate for ...
The iconic 1996 feature stars Melissa Joan Hart as the titular occult teen. “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” is a certified Criterion title, believe it or not. The beloved franchise about a beloved occult ...
I was only 10 years old when my first film scarred me for life. Picture the scene: I was scrolling through TV channels in my bedroom and stumbled upon a film I’ve never heard of before that seemed ...
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Elizabeth Sankey tells IndieWire about the magic of fair use and using images of witches — and women — in film and TV to tell her own story. Director Elizabeth Sankey does this using the medium of ...
Historically villainized and recently idolized, the figure of the witch persists and evolves. Often broomstick-riding, black cat-carrying, and sin-ridden, historical portrayals of witches riff off ...
Stephanie Weber is a writer and comedian who has bylines in Reductress, The AV Club, Mental Floss, Slate, Mr. Skin, and more. She has an MFA in dramatic writing from SCAD. She wrote and directed the ...
At Nerdist, we feel fascinated by the figure of “The Witch.” We’ve written at length about how the witch often calls to a very queer audience, her position as an othered character who breaks norms and ...
Dyah (pronounced Dee-yah) is a Senior Author at Collider, responsible for both writing and transcription duties. She joined the website in 2022 as a Resource Writer before stepping into her current ...