King Knight

Writer-director Richard Bates Jr.'s latest indie is both his least interesting and most enjoyable. At just under eighty minutes with credits, King Knight is an unabashedly modest effort, but at just under eighty minutes with credits (déjà vu,) it is also a cute little movie about contemporary witches whose coven leader attends his high school reunion. Think The Craft meets Romy and Michele's High School Reunion with several seriously inspired moments of psychedelic cinematography... Also, Aubrey Plaza makes a cameo as a pine cone (just saying.)

Grade: B-

Like many reviewers, I too question the fact that this movie is listed under Horror. There's nothing horrific about it, unless you count a certain parental figure's behaviour. It's definitely a comedy, though!

I'm Pagan and it was refreshing to see the Wiccan way being shown in a more accurate and positive light than has been shown in the past. My husband and I both appreciated/understood the humour and truly enjoyed watching the characters interact in ways we are all too familiar with! From the seasonal celebration to coming out of the broom closet to family, and coven group dynamics, Richard Bates Jr. Nailed it. Every single member of the coven seems to be an archetype of so many Pagans I've met over the years.

"King Knight" is a light, refreshing, and humourous movie for those who understand modern Paganism. You will totally feel for the characters and the situation they get into!

The only downside of this movie is that it is likely to be misunderstood by those unfamiliar with Pagan practices, and seen as ridiculous as many religious practices are to those not in the faith. If I was not a practitioner, this would have made no sense to me at all. (And, no, we are not as concerned about the functions of our large intestine as this movie seems to suggest.)

This movie is best enjoyed with an open mind, along with some mulled wine and perhaps some oatcakes.

Not funny, not scary and not at all interesting...Why this is labeled as horror by genre category is beyond me...People that work at IMDB site should rectify this and replace horror with fantasy maybe ( because of a few trippy sequences ) .

Anyway, with this movie I'm officially done with Richard Bates Jr. ( I've watched everything of his except Trash Fire ) . The only movie of his that I liked was Excision, but that was obviously beginners luck.

Nothing to see here and a real waste of time...

In writer / director Richard Bates Jnr's ironic, low-budget, indie comedy "King Knight" Matthew Gray Gubler & Angela Sarafyan run a small LA coven of nerdy modern witches (ie harmless everyday folk into herbs, crystals, tarot & the like) inc Kate Comer & Johnny Pemberton. When tho it's discovered that Gubler used to be a cool kid (ie the enemy) back in high school he's cast out, running to his Vegas school reunion to face humilitation there alone... or will the coven relent & stand by him? It's a one-joke movie (nerdy modern witches) and that joke quickly wears thin. Fans of the "Napoleon Bonaparte" style may like it - others may be left bemused.

It's not surprising most people didn't get this movie. Because I'm pagan I loved it and thought it was excellent comedy. Anyone who has been around other pagans, either through a coven or a solitary like me that's just met lots of fellow pagans will recognize everyone in this coven. The humor is very specific, and for people outside paganism it's unlikely to land. I've met someone like every person in this coven. I've been at celebrations like the Beltane one. So many people will look at these practices in the movie thinking they're silly without being able to recognize that any religions practices look silly to outsiders. Iloved this, it was fresh, light, and it's awesome to see witches portrayed in a positive light for once!!