Ep. 42: The Witch (2015) - Marvelous Well

Published: Jan. 29, 2019, 10 a.m.

b"This week we're living deliciously and talking about The VVitch! Topics of discussion include but aren't limited to: fear of feminine power, the history of the puritans, mothers & daughters, and Satanism!\\n\\n---\\n\\nThanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com\\n\\nBuy some delicious coffee from our sponsor: www.recesscoffee.com\\n\\nResources:\\n\\n\\u201cFemale Freedom and Fury in The Witch\\u201d by David Sims\\nhttps://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/02/robert-eggers-the-witch-female-empowerment/470844/\\n\\nWikipedia:\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_(2015_film)\\n\\n\\u201cWhy \\u2018The Witch\\u2019 is the scariest historical film ever\\u201d by Melissa J. Gismondi\\nhttp://theconversation.com/why-the-witch-is-the-scariest-historical-film-ever-85068\\n\\n\\u201cThe Witch: A New England Folktale\\u201d Review (Journal of Religion & Film) by Stephen Stensrud\\nhttps://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1602&context=jrf\\n\\n\\u201cThe Witch is Sinister, Smart, and Wildly Feminist\\u201d by Scott Pierce\\nhttps://www.wired.com/2016/02/the-witch-demonization-women/\\n\\nHow Much Does \\u2018The Witch\\u2019 Get Right About Real Witchcraft? By Greg Cwik\\nhttps://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/how-much-does-the-witch-get-right-about-real-witchcraft-67796/\\n\\nAll The Witch\\u2019s Most WTF Moments, Explained: A Spoiler-Filled Interview With the Director by Forrest Wickman\\nhttps://slate.com/culture/2016/02/the-witch-director-robert-eggers-on-the-real-history-behind-the-movies-most-wtf-scenes.html\\n\\n\\u201cThe Witch\\u201d Review by Gibson, Gerard, The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies\\nhttps://www.questia.com/read/1P3-4260297291/the-witch\\n\\n\\u2018The Witch\\u2019 Will Transport You to Another World \\u200a\\u2014 \\u200aA Beautiful, but Terrifying One by Lee Jutton\\nhttp://www.btchflcks.com/2017/11/the-witch-will-transport-you-to-another-world.html#.W_Lz0XpKiu4\\n\\nThe Threat of Feminine Power in \\u2018The Witch\\u2019 by Josh Bradley\\nhttp://www.btchflcks.com/2016/10/the-witch-and-the-threat-of-feminine-power.html#.W_Lz1npKiu4\\n\\n\\u2018The Witch\\u2019 and Legitimizing Feminine Fear by Josephine Maria Yanasak-Leszczynski\\nhttp://www.btchflcks.com/2016/04/the-witch-and-legitimizing-feminine-fear.html#.W_Lz2HpKiu4\\n\\n\\u2018The Witch\\u2019 and Female Adolescence in Film by Maria Ramos\\nhttp://www.btchflcks.com/2016/03/the-witch-and-female-adolescence-in-film.html#.W_Lz4HpKiu4\\n\\nIN HORROR FILM \\u201cTHE WITCH,\\u201d TERROR STEMS FROM PURITANICAL CONTROL OF WOMEN by Britt Ashley\\nhttps://www.bitchmedia.org/article/horror-film-witch-terror-stems-puritanical-control-women\\n\\n\\u201cThe Witch director Robert Eggers talks about bringing Puritan fears to a modern world\\u201d by Tasha Robinson\\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2016/2/19/11059130/the-witch-director-robert-eggers-interview\\n\\nRobert Eggers on 'The Witch', Familial Trauma, and the Supernatural by VICE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGNrHzCXpTM\\n\\n\\u201cTHE WITCH ISN\\u2019T AN EMPOWERMENT NARRATIVE AND THAT\\u2019S WHY IT\\u2019S GREAT\\u201d by Jess Joho\\nhttps://killscreen.com/articles/the-witch-isnt-an-empowerment-narrative-and-thats-why-its-great/\\n\\n\\u201cBy turning fantasy into reality, The Witch exposes society\\u2019s fear of female sexuality\\u201d by Eleanor Margolis\\nhttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/feminism/2016/03/turning-fantasy-reality-witch-exposes-society-s-fear-female-sexuality\\n\\nWomen and Religion in Early America, 1600-1850: The Puritan and Evangelical Traditions by Helena M. Wall\\nhttps://www.questia.com/read/1P3-112535269/women-and-religion-in-early-america-1600-1850-the\\n\\nLewd Women and Wicked Witches: A Study of the Dynamics of Male Domination by Marianne Hester\\nhttps://www.questia.com/read/103903755/lewd-women-and-wicked-witches-a-study-of-the-dynamics\\n\\nFaculty of Horror Podcast - Episode 60: Witches in Film Part 3: http://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/03/episode-60-season-of-the-witch-witches-in-film-part-3-the-witch-2015-and-the-autopsy-of-jane-doe-2016/"