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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Love Witch
Horror · Comedy · Romance · 2016
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
Movie details
The Love Witch
“She loved men... to death”
2016 Horror · Comedy · Romance 2h 1m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Love Witch?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Anna Biller
Written by
Anna Biller
Samantha Robinson
Elaine
Gian Keys
Griff
Laura Waddell
Trish
Jeffrey Vincent Parise
Wayne
Jared Sanford
Gahan
Robert Seeley
Richard
Jennifer Ingrum
Barbara
Court is in session
Put The Love Witch on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.