The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
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2018 · Action / Sci-Fi

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Ja-yoon is a high school student who struggles with memory loss after she endured some unknown trauma during her childhood. While trying to uncover the truth, she is unwittingly dragged into a world of crime and finds herself on a journey that will awaken many secrets hidden deep within.

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Ja-yoon is a high school student who struggles with memory loss after she endured some unknown trauma during her childhood. While trying to uncover the truth, she is unwittingly dragged into a world of crime and finds herself on a journey that will awaken many secrets hidden deep within.

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@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-30 08:00 UTC

Did we really need this? The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion exists purely because a studio executive needed to secure a yacht down payment.

@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-30 17:00 UTC

Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion knows its audience.

@RATIO_RAT2025-12-15 16:00 UTC

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.

@REEL_DEAL2025-12-07 22:00 UTC

The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion is the cinematic equivalent of finding your old toys and trying to charge admission.

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r/boxoffice · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 3.8k points

Hot Take: The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Look, I wanted to love The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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r/TrueFilm · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 4.5k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion?

Everyone praising the The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/movies · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 1.7k points

The cinematography in The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Honestly, The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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