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A BANQUET REVIEW

  A widowed mother is radically tested when her teenage daughter insists a supernatural experience has left her body in service to a higher power. Starring: Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, and Ruby Stokes Directed by: Ruth Paxton Written by: Justin Bull   “A Banquet” of food is offered, but there’s a lack of appetite going around. There’s no blaming anyone for the lack of appetite after the disturbing opening. Holly (Sienna Guillory) is taking care of her apparently sick husband, but isn’t there in time to save him from poisoning himself. The death hits her hard, but also is effecting her daughters Betsy (Jessica Alexander) and Isabelle (Ruby Stokes).    Betsy seems to get the worst of it, as she now struggles to eat. She’s not hungry anymore, and goes into convulsions when she’s basically forced to swallow anything. It might be expected after the loss of her father, or maybe even if it’s just a medical condition. However, as this moves on she gives a bizarre exp...