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The challenge in adapting scammer stories is to tease out of the villain’s (or antihero’s) tantalizing lies a metanarrative compelling enough to justify the retelling.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Working from a book that’s word-for-word the transcript of Peter Hujar’s retellings, the film finds sly poetry in the everyday.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
The retelling of the gothic tale is up for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Cinematography.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
For The Barrel was a fascinating and groundbreaking retelling of the early parts of the Universal Century timeline, and to just leave that in favor of GQuuuuuuX feels like a waste.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Working from a book that’s word-for-word the transcript of Peter Hujar’s retellings, the film finds sly poetry in the everyday.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
The retelling of the gothic tale is up for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, and Best Cinematography.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
For The Barrel was a fascinating and groundbreaking retelling of the early parts of the Universal Century timeline, and to just leave that in favor of GQuuuuuuX feels like a waste.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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