The satirical masterpiece goes well beyond what one expects from folk horror, with Edward Woodward as the priggish cop sent to investigate a pagan island After 50 years, here is a re-release for that gamey satirical masterpiece of folk horror - although "prog horror" is perhaps a better description. Folk horror, like film noir, is a term that seems to have been first used by critics before film-makers themselves, but The Wicker Man is so much better and more distinctive than any film that comes ...
The Wicker Man review - brilliant conspiracy chiller is a one-movie genre in itself
The Guardian - 21 Jun 2023 12:00
The satirical masterpiece goes well beyond what one expects from folk horror, with Edward Woodward as the priggish cop sent to investigate a pagan island After 50 years, here is a re-release for that gamey satirical masterpiece of folk horror - although "prog horror" is perhaps a better description. Folk horror, like film noir, is a term that seems to have been first used by critics before film-makers themselves, but The Wicker Man is so much better and more distinctive than any film that comes ...
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