The Reckoning : Review: Neil Marshall Returns to Traditional Horror With Routine Tale of Witch-Hunting
The film s punchy visuals are undercut by a meandering story that strains credibility.
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Director: Neil Marshall
With: Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington, Joe Anderson, Suzanna Magowan, Sarah Lambie, Ian Whyte, Callum Goulden, Leon Ockenden, Emma Campbell Jones, Mark Ryan, Bill Fellows, Oliver Trevena.
Running time: Running time: 111 MIN.
Courtesy of RLJE Films
Following the misfire of 2019’s “Hellboy” reboot, “The Descent” director Neil Marshall returns to his traditional horror roots with “The Reckoning,” an uneven melodrama about an innocent young widow accused of witchcraft during the Great Plague of London, 1665. Striving to be a rousing tale of female empowerment in the face of brutal patriarchy and religious extremism, “The Reckoning” has some powerful moments but relies too heavily on fa
Dear Abby: Son-in-law s distraction may be more than forgetfulness
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A man may have AADD.Marcos Calvo/Getty Images/iStockphoto
DEAR ABBY: I m responding to the letter from Open-and-Shut Case in Virginia (Oct. 20), who complained her son-in-law was disrespectful because he didn t close cupboard doors, cereal boxes, etc. My guess is that Kirk is displaying classic symptoms of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (AADD). Multistep tasks may be difficult for him to complete because he is easily distracted.
My husband has this. (It was not diagnosed until he was in his 50s, and I had nearly torn all my hair out.) He still occasionally leaves cabinet doors and drawers open. I tease him that he can t remember to walk from one side of the room to another if he forgets to take his medication.
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