The Witch: A New England Folk Tale (2015); this film's impressed with itself; it's got a grasp of old/New England dialogue, which gives it an air of authenticity. But it's not a good film: 1) it's boring 2) it's low budget; not necessarily a bad thing; look at Resevoir Dogs (1992) which shows a movie can be good without a big budget. But in this case it doesn't do the film any favors; maybe if they had more money it could've been more of a horror film with spfx make-up, blood and gore etc., and then perhaps it wouldn't have been as boring 3) not much happens; in other words: boring. It's supposed to be a horror film. But it's not; lots of dialogue; showing off how people, hundreds of years ago in America, supposedly spoke. Maybe I'd be less scathing if it wasn't for the rave reviews; people carrying on like it's a great film. Dear filmmakers: just because you know how people in puritan New England may have spoken, doesn't mean you can make a boring film that comes off more like a theater production: film's not theater; in film you can do things that can't be done on a stage; after all, this is cinema, not theater. If you want to see a movie that's sourced from a play, that's got a grasp of puritan New England dialogue + good acting, that covers similar terrain and that isn't as boring, watch The Crucible (1996) starring Daniel Day Lewis and Winona Ryder. 5/10 for trying (easy to criticize; try making a film)
