Tracing the parallel stories of these two women's confrontations with the supernatural, TWO WITCHES is a roller-coaster ride into a sisterhood bound by legacy and bathed in blood.
My thoughts:
Usually, when there is more than one storyline in a film, the rule of three applies. "Two Witches" takes the approach of almost Lynchean dual narrative with a loose overlap. For some reason I thought of David Lynch's "Lost Highway" when I examined the structure of "Two Witches".
I am actually thankful that this depiction if witches deviates from the "female empowerment" narrative. There are too many films depicting witches as noble, enlightened rebels against the white Christian patriarchy. Thankfully, in this film, witches are shown for what they are - malevolent, manipulative entities. And no, women "don't stick together". Women harm, deceive and kill other women. If anything, it's a refreshingly anti-feminist movie, and that alone deserves five stars.
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