Nicolas Roeg’s cruel adaptation of Roald Dahl’s tale of bloodthirsty child-killers remains a remarkably sadistic studio film for kids
If there’s one defining image from Nicolas Roeg’s zippy yet cruel adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, it’s that of Anjelica Huston ebulliently pushing a stranger’s baby carriage down towards a cliff edge. While a gory death might then be averted, it’s an almost unfathomably sadistic moment, a shocking act of hate contained within a glossy PG-rated studio fantasy.
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