S.W.’s Scores
Continuity
+2
Entertainment
+2
Rewatchability
+1
CastAnya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie
StreamingMax, Criterion Channel
S.W.’s Verdict
Eggers builds colonial horror out of isolation, goats, and Puritan guilt. The dialogue is period-accurate, which means you'll miss things. The ending either lands or it doesn't — the movie committed to it either way.