{"id":56750,"date":"2020-08-30T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-reckoning-finds-very-human-horror-in-our-past\/"},"modified":"2020-08-30T12:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T09:08:00","slug":"the-reckoning-finds-very-human-horror-in-our-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-reckoning-finds-very-human-horror-in-our-past\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018The Reckoning\u2019 Finds Very Human Horror In Our Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b7296a1b46\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b7296a1b46\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-reckoning-finds-very-human-horror-in-our-past\/#More_grim_drama_than_pure_horror_film_Neil_Marshalls_latest_targets_human_cruelty_and_fear\" >More grim drama than pure horror film, Neil Marshall&#8217;s latest targets human cruelty and fear.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#\u2018The Reckoning\u2019 Finds Very Human Horror In Our Past<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\">\n<li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">                                          <span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span>                                       <meta content=\"1\" itemprop=\"position\"><\/meta><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">                                                           <span itemprop=\"name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a><\/span>                                                         <meta content=\"2\" itemprop=\"position\"><\/meta><\/li>\n<li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">                                                           <span itemprop=\"name\">Reviews<\/span>                                                        <meta content=\"3\" itemprop=\"position\"><\/meta><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">             <span itemprop=\"author\">Rob Hunter<\/span>                   <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>August 30, 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_grim_drama_than_pure_horror_film_Neil_Marshalls_latest_targets_human_cruelty_and_fear\"><\/span>More grim drama than pure horror film, Neil Marshall&#8217;s latest targets human cruelty and fear.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>Fantasia International Film Festival runs August 20th through September 2nd as a completely online event. We\u2019re used to attending in person in beautiful Montreal, Canada, but we\u2019re excited to cover this fantastic festival virtually too. Our coverage of this year\u2019s Fantasia Festival continues with our review of Neil Marshall\u2019s The Reckoning.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><strong>Neil Marshall<\/strong> made quite the splash upon his arrival in the early 2000s with a one-two punch of genre classics. <em>Dog Soldiers<\/em> (2002) and <em>The Descent<\/em> (2004) remain among his most fantastic features, but later films like <em>Doomsday<\/em> (2008) and <em>Centurion<\/em> (2010) reveal both an interest and skill at delivering larger-scale action\/adventures. He moved those talents to television with memorable gigs on shows like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> of Thrones<\/em> (2012-2014) and <em>Black Sails<\/em> (2014), and now he\u2019s back on the big screen seemingly straddling the two halves of his filmography with <strong><em>The Reckoning<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>England in the late 17th century is not a pretty place. The Great Plague is winding down after claiming millions of lives around the globe, but death remains a constant. Humankind has found a new target for its ignorance and rage, and that unfortunate punching bag is women accused of witchcraft. Women have always been abused at the hands of men and society at large, but now it comes courtesy of a higher purpose and power \u2014 some women are in league with the devil, and only good men of the cloth can wring a confession from their bodies to save their souls.<\/p>\n<p>Grace Haverstock (<strong>Charlotte Kirk<\/strong>) is only the latest victim, and her resources to fight back seem slim. Her husband (<strong>Joe Anderson<\/strong>) has just died from the plague, her infant daughter is hungry, and even their small farm becomes unmanageable. When the local landlord suggests she pay rent with her sex, Grace refuses and seals her fate. Spurned and injured, he accuses her of witchcraft, and soon she\u2019s incarcerated and brought before a renowned witchfinder named Moorcroft (<strong>Sean Pertwee<\/strong>). His methods are cruel, brutal, and invasive, and she has no earthly chance against them. Well, that\u2019s what he\u2019s counting on anyway.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Reckoning<\/em> has far more in common with the likes of 1968\u2019s <em>Witchfinder <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a><\/em> than it does with the creatures and non-human monsters of Marshall\u2019s genre efforts. There\u2019s horror here, but it comes in the form of mankind\u2019s treatment of its own kind. That\u2019s arguably more horrifying than any supernatural threat or monster could manage as it\u2019s terror based on reality, but the film often feels one step removed from the more visceral aspects of it all.<\/p>\n<p>Part of it is due to Marshall\u2019s preference for cutting away from the myriad of heinous acts committed against Grace in the name of god. It\u2019s the right choice as lingering on them would shift the attention and focus by way of blood, guts, and grue, but it leaves viewers with build up only. Something is suggested \u2014 mostly fairly typical torture beats, although one involving the insertion of something heinous between Grace\u2019s legs manages to unsettle \u2014 and then we see her having survived the experience. We know what\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened, but the choice was made to leave Grace looking fairly unscathed and undisturbed by it all. Her performance suggests life before and during the torture was horrible, but her hair and makeup suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the majority of the film\u2019s visual elements succeed far better. Luke Bryant\u2019s cinematography and Ian Bailie\u2019s production design work beautifully to create striking imagery. From attractive shots and camera work to the ugliness of a world in chaos, <em>The Reckoning<\/em> shows Marshall\u2019s sharp eye at work. Grace begins experiencing vivid dreams and visions of devilish antics up to and including her fornicating with Satan. The film\u2019s third act delivers more eye-candy and some action as things grow more heated.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s central issue, though, is more about what it doesn\u2019t do than what it does. We\u2019ve seen these church-led torture scenes before, and the script by Edward Evers-Swindell, Marshall, and Kirk doesn\u2019t have anything to add (outside of an intriguing comment about the legion of widowers left behind). Grace is a good woman terrorized by a fearful, sexist society as part of god\u2019s plan \u2014 and that\u2019s it really. There no real commentary on the sexes here beyond the obvious. Grace\u2019s married but conflicted friend Kate (Sarah Lambie) stands out as a more interesting character, but she\u2019s brushed too easily to the side. With the action saved for the final fifteen minutes it\u2019s hardly a rousing adventure, and that leaves viewers with a historical drama with little to say.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Reckoning<\/em> is an attractive tale about ugly times and deeds. End text states the magnitude of it all with an estimated five hundred thousand women \u201ctried\u201d and murdered in god\u2019s name, but it leaves the film feeling like a history lesson for a lesson already learned. Still, some lessons need repeating, and the film\u2019s finale does offer some burning catharsis.<\/p>\n<p>Follow our coverage of Fantasia 2020 here.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/the-reckoning-review\/#utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-reckoning-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#\u2018The Reckoning\u2019 Finds Very Human Horror In Our Past&#8221; Home Movies Reviews Rob Hunter August 30, 2020 More grim drama than pure horror film, Neil Marshall&#8217;s latest targets human cruelty and fear. 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