I don't have much to say about Secret Rites that hasn't been said by other user reviews, but I have to ask: has there ever been a less charismatic cult leader than Alex Sanders? With his pasty skin, balding pate, and lugubrious Lancashire accent, he exudes nothing in the way of charisma. Whether the 'rites' depicted in this film are genuine Wicca ceremonies seems unlikely, but Sanders treats everything which such seriousness that one supposes they might be. Dull but fascinating.