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posted 5 years ago by Satan2016 (25525)
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Opens Thur in several markets, embargoed till noonish.

https://www.metacritic.com/movie/gretel-hansel/critic-reviews
https://letterboxd.com/film/gretel-hansel/

Oz Perkins’s Gretel & Hansel is a surprisingly feminist take on the disturbing old fairy tale
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-oz-perkinss-gretel-hansel-is-a-surprisingly-feminist-take-on-the/
Everything about Gretel & Hansel is weirder, smarter and way more cinematic than I’d expected, thanks to some fascinating movie choices made by director Oz Perkins. [subscription!]

https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3602679/gretel-hansel-launch-dark-fairytale-universe-exclusive/
Director Osgood Perkins appeared as a guest on this week’s “The Boo Crew” podcast

[–] Satan2016 (25525) 5 years ago

Metascore is 56 from 12 critics, 6 pos & 2 neg. Letterboxd is 3.1/5.

[–] Satan2016 (25525) 5 years ago

Up to 64 from 16 critics. Half are over 75 (3/4*).

[–] agentalbert (3097) 5 years ago

LOL at the article calling this "surprisingly feminist". How is that surprising at all? The reversed title clues you in to that, and a feminist take/feminist version of anything is completely rote now.

[–] mikeflatley (761) 5 years ago

Why did she push Trump in da fire?

[–] Quasimodo (16388) 5 years ago

Because he grabbed the Flamenco dancer's pussy.

[–] Rorikon (17872) 5 years ago

When ya can't make decent movies anymore, take old ones and switch the genders. Taa daaa!