""A Dark Song’ Review: Claustrophobic Supernatural..." Topic

… Thriller Conjures Brutal Black Magic

"The thrall of magic stems from the unknowable power it possesses. What could we gain if we knew the inner workings of the universe beyond science? What could we lose if others possessed that knowledge and we didn't? That thrall has been wielded for wonders and terrors as long as humanity has been telling stories. It's what compels people to dress up in capes, carry wands, and wait giddily in line for hours for any Harry Potter release. That's the wonder. But it's also what has compelled humans to hunt each other down throughout history, torturing and burning innocents at the stake in a frenzied panic. That's the terror. Few films have captured both qualities with the succinct clarity of A Dark Song, the rousing directorial debut from Irish filmmaker Liam Gavin.

Structured around a grueling ritual, A Dark Song follows two strangers as they spend six months locked up alone in a remote house, testing the limits of their physical and mental breaking points to conjure a guardian angel who will grant them each an impossible wish. Catherine Walker stars as Sophia, a woman drowning in her grief over the death of her young son. In over her head, but willing to do whatever it takes to see him once again, Sophia recruits Joseph Solomon (Sightseers‘ Steve Oram), an experienced practitioner of the dark arts, and an aggressive man who wields his superior knowledge with contempt…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Saw it.. it's a slow burn but really cooks in the last fourth of the movie. Not a bad flick.

Thanks your guide…

Amicalement
Armand