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Mar 12, 2024 · When you take a serious look at what Poor Things is telling us—and Poor Things encourages us to do so—we don’t just grapple with the themes it wants us to grapple with. It confronts us with an unintended-but-important reality: Bella isn’t an ideal pure, liberated woman.
Sep 1, 2023 · Based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel, Poor Things is a sci-fi fairytale Bildungsroman about a Frankensteinian monster as she makes her way in the world. Emma Stone plays Bella Baxter, ...
Stone's brilliant acting drives bold, very mature dramedy. Read Common Sense Media's Poor Things review, age rating, and parents guide.
A bit into their escapade, we learn God has fallen ill, and Bella must return. Poor Things uses its supporting actors wisely and doesn’t hesitate to be tongue-in-cheek with the narrative ...
Sep 2, 2023 · Poor Things – from The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos – is a fascinating adaptation of the 1992 novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, which echoes and builds on Mary Shelley’s ...
Dec 6, 2023 · Stone balances these aspects of the character flawlessly to mine the depths of a womanhood that is both internally discovered and societally constrained, a sex-positive girlhood forced into a ...
Jan 11, 2024 · Poor Things film review — standard Hollywood feelgood despite all the sex and scalpels. Emma Stone goes on a journey of self-discovery in an audacious film that is mightily pleased with itself.
