New to Amazon Prime Video: Dark occult horror in “The Witch” style and one of the biggest cinema flops of all time

Do you have a soft spot for horror movies set in a historical setting? Robert Eggers’ “The Witch” Can Give You Goosebumps? And do you like dark and scary? Then you get your money’s worth with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video. From today, the occult horror is directed by Thomas Robert Lee “The curse of Aubrey Earnshawcan be streamed at no additional costwhich we released direct to Blu-ray and DVD in mid-2022.

That’s what “The Curse Of Aubrey Earnshaw” is all about

North America in 1973: an Irish community lives in the remoteness of a small village in the middle of nowhere. The people there lead a humble, pious, technologically backward life full of hardship. All that matters here is a strict belief in God. Life here is ravaged by diseases that plague the animals and crops.

Only one resident remains unaffected by the mysterious plague: Agatha Earnshaw (Catherine Walker), who lives in her shabby cottage just outside the village. First she arouses the mistrust and then the hatred of her superstitious neighbors, who blame the poor woman for the situation. But Agatha did not withdraw from the community entirely of her own free will. The reason is her daughter, whom she once gave birth to during a fateful solar eclipse. Is it possible that the girl is responsible for the strange happenings?

In addition to “The Curse Of Aubrey Earnshaw, there’s another newcomer to the Prime subscription that we just want to recommend to cinephile masochists…

Also new: “Head Full Of Honey” by Til Schweiger

With “Honig im Kopf”, Til Schweiger was able to deliver one of the most successful German films of all time – more than 7 million people flocked to the cinemas in 2014. It is not surprising that the American market is also aware of the film. For the remake titled “Head Full of Honeyand is now included in the Prime Video subscriptionTil Schweiger was then allowed to take a seat in the director’s chair himself.

However, the success story of “honey in the head” should not be repeated. But on the contrary! “Head Full Of Honey” only managed to gross $138,844 at the worldwide box office. An absolute debacle. In this case it is certainly not inappropriate, because “Head Full Of Honey” has also turned out to be a very bad movie. You can read more about this in the official FILMSTARTS review, where the drama got 1 out of 5 possible stars.

That’s what “Head Full Of Honey” is about

Amadeus (Nick Nolte) has Alzheimer’s disease and struggles to cope with the loss of his wife. He keeps asking his son Nick (Matt Dillon) where his beloved wife is, and the news of her death shocks him again and again. With the head of the family increasingly struggling with everyday life, it seems inevitable that Amadeus will eventually leave the United States to be near his son Nick, wife Sarah (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Matilda (Sophie Lane Nolte). to move into London.

Everyone is resigned to the thought that it might be best to send Amadeus to foster care. But when she arrives in London, 11-year-old Matilda leaves no stone unturned to help her grandfather and one day she has the saving idea: Amadeus met his wife in Venice. She therefore wants to travel with him to the place where his great love began…