“Heretic” (2024) – Sister Paxton (Chloe East) and Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) aren’t siblings. These two pleasant, college-age women are postponing their university studies to fulfill their missionary work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When we first meet Paxton and Barnes, they sit on a bench and discuss the need for Magnum condoms. What? Their spicy conversation was spurned by a Magnum advertisement plastered on the said bench, as directors/writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods establish these characters as young and naive, juxtaposed against frank sexuality,…
Believe it. ‘Heretic’ is a haunting psychological horror film and think piece.
