Reviews of scary movies headlined by Matt Smith and Halle Berry.
In 1970s England, a young boy exhibits odd behaviour after relocating to the Yorkshire moors with his family. Not surprising, perhaps, when his parents are played by dragon prince Matt Smith of House Of The Dragon and elf queen Morfydd Clark from The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power .
Paganism, the occult and an isolated rural setting are the themes. A tragedy early in the movie leaves the parents bereft, and as the mother, Juliette , languishes, the archaeologist father Richard digs for an ancient oak tree – believed to possess witchcraft – in a field across their eponymous ancestral farmhouse.
This tale of loss, though slim, is strange and malevolent. It journeys through the seasons, from the dead of winter to springtime rebirth and sacrifice, and concludes on a shockingly perverse image of family reintegration that makes up for all the atmospheric brooding.Smith and Clark’s performances centre a mysterious portrait of grief with a freakish payoff.Halle Berry in Never Let Go.
He ventures out to find the truth, thus fraying the ties that keep them safe and triggering a fight for survival.
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