This 52 Year Old Movie Is Still the Best Folk Horror Movie Ever (And It’s Streaming Free)
The path to The Wicker Man‘s status as a renowned classic was filled with challenges. Upon its premiere in 1973, the movie flopped commercially, mainly due to studio meddling. The distributors significantly reduced its running time against the director’s preferences and relegated it to the secondary feature on a double bill without much fanfare. For quite some time afterward, it was largely overlooked, enjoyed primarily by devoted film enthusiasts.