'The Changeover' review — A well-made gothic YA fantasy

The Changeover is a well-made fantasy YA movie that features a terrifying villainous turn by Timothy Spall.

The Changeover — based on Margaret Mahy’s 1984 novel of the same — is refreshingly a young adult adaptation that doesn’t have aspirations for a franchise. In the vein of Twilight, the movie tells the story of Laura (Erana James), a teen who seems to know when something bad is going to happen before it does. She doesn’t realize it, but this is because she’s a witch.