Review of The Love Witch (2016) by Luke E — 14 Aug 2016

'The Love Witch' is a stirring love letter to exploitation films of the 1960s and the 70s. Anna Biller writes and directs this very devious taunt erotic horror/thriller playing on the conception of female sexual fantasies.

Biller's Art Direction towards the overall look and feel within the aesthetics, whether its the production design, props costumes and make up, really stand out as the film's strongest feature.

I almost thought the picture quality pertaining to the colour correction was more of a hark back to cult classic film like this, it almost made me think the film was made decades ago. I must also touch upon the hugely impressive performances from a cast I hardly known anything about, all of them adopt a very camp and caricature value to their characters.

The film's dramatic conflict is steeped within an almost pagan Wicca like essence mesmerizing in its execution, touching upon the popular American witchery folk law almost more comparable to Roger Eggers' 'The Witch' or Robin Hardy's 'The Wicker Man'.

While the film may look like it was destined to be placed straight within the Cult classic shelves, given the erotic and some violent content added as a building point and by no means not excessively used.

I can be glad it's the overall tone the film nails, it's horrifying and dramatic when it needs to be, although it never takes itself too seriously, having a genuine sense of humour to the film's overall style and subject matter.

It's definitely recommended as one of 2016's sleeper hits that's sure to hit and gain the audience it needs.