Movie reviews: The Witch, Kung Fu Panda 3, Traders

The Witch 5/5

Set in New England in 1630, The Witch (15A) opens with Puritans William (Ralph Ineson) and Katherine (Kate Dickie) being banished to the wilderness along with their young family.

Their eldest daughter, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), is minding their baby Samuel one evening when Samuel disappears: was Samuel taken by a wolf, or did something more sinister emerge from the ancient forest to steal him? Or is that Thomasin’s angelic looks disguise a heart of pure evil?