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Title: Witching & Bitching (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi) IFC Midnight Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B Director: Álex de la Iglesia Screenplay: Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Álex de la Iglesia Cast: Hugo Silva, Mario Casas, Pepón Nieto, Gabriel Ángel Delgado, Carolina Bang, Terele Pávez, Jaime Ordóñez Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 5/29/14 Opens: June 13, 2014 When Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible,” he presented us with a crackerjack story of actual events: the Salem Witch trials in which a relatively small number of people were burned at the stake, some after being outed by children. The play had no humor to speak of, it was deadly [ Read More ]

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Director Álex de la Iglesia has been making his brand of satire filled stylistic dramas for the past twenty years, yet he is still relatively unknown stateside. “The Last Circus” and “800 Bullets” are his most recognized works, but it may be the frenzied “Witching and Bitching” that draws the most attention from genre fans looking for something different. With a blend of melodrama meeting horror, de la Iglesia produces a bizarre and humorous excursion.

Jose (Hugo Silva) is a struggling father trying to make the best for his 8-year-old son Sergio (Gabriel Delgado). Unfortunately, Jose’s idea for making a better life involves a daylight robbery of a jewelry store with Sergio playing accomplice along with his partner Tony (Mario Casas). Things don’t go as smoothly as Jose would like, but he narrowly escapes capture in a cab and takes the driver Manuel (Jaime Ordóñez) hostage. The group is...