17th century in film – Warped Perspective

The Reckoning (2020)

Posted on February 1, 2021March 28, 2024 by Keri O'Shea

It’s not something I’d normally do but, prior to writing up my own review of the new Neil Marshall film The Reckoning, I took a peek at a few other reviews of the film. Almost without exception, other critics prefaced their review by mentioning how much they loved his work, how The Descent (2005) and […]

“Men sometimes have strange motives”: Witchfinder General at 50

Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 by Keri O'Shea

Times of great uncertainty and bloodshed have always seemed to bolster paranoia and irrational thought. Change offers to dispose of the unconscionable practices of the past, but even as old beliefs and practices are on the verge of being swept away, people still to seek them out, retreating into watchful suggestibility any time the pace […]