Hood Witch

A lot of great ideas, but the storytelling needed some fine-tuning.

Despite potent sociocultural elements to work with, Hood Witch is unable to conjure a spellbinding story.

Belktibia’s confident direction, paired with Farahani’s spellbinding performance, makes this tale of resilience timely, unnerving, and deeply engrossing.

It’s the acting that carries it, and naturally Farahani, one of the finest talents of her generation, does not disappoint.

It's a solid thriller that's also cunning in being about more than thrills.

As much as I love Golshifteh Farahani, even she could not save the mess of a movie that was the thriller Hood Witch.

It’s exhilarating and intense in the best possible way and brought to life by a cast of amazing actors.

A surprisingly solid thriller, driven by the idea of an actual real-world witch hunt, with Golshifteh Farahani holding it down with her fantastic performance.

Hood Witch is a thought-provoking exploration of how ancient prejudices can resurface. Audiences will be left questioning, in our hyper-connected world, have we truly moved beyond the days of witch hunts, or have they merely taken on new forms?

Social media as a modern way to illicit and force the old ways is such an interesting plot thread. However, [it is] only introduced into the narrative and never explored properly.