Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Gender politics make ‘Freaky’ cool and subversive, says critic
Critics review “Freaky,” a horror/comedy about a serial killer who swaps bodies with a teenage girl; “Ammonite,” a romance drama about a paleontologist who sells common fossils to tourists, then gets a life-changing job as a caretaker; “The Climb,”…
Critics review “Freaky,” a horror/comedy about a serial killer who swaps bodies with a teenage girl; “Ammonite,” a romance drama about a paleontologist who sells common fossils to tourists, then gets a life-changing job as a caretaker; “The Climb,” about the enduring nature of male friendship; “The Life Ahead,” based on the 1978 novel “The Life Before Us.”
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