The Banishing: Downton star Jessica Brown Findlay's artful, but flawed horror
The Banishing (Not Rated, 97mins) Directed by Christopher Smith *** Marianne Forster (Jessica Brown Findlay) hopes her husband’s latest role might just give him a new lease on life. Tasked with restoring a town’s flagging faith, Reverend Linus Forster (John Heffernan) seems genuinely passionate about something for the first time in a while. To add to Marianne’s delight, the position even comes with impressive digs – the historic Morley Rectory. Sure it might be a little worse for wear, but, as she says, “all it needs is a woman’s touch”. Likewise, while the electricity isnâ€...