Gretel & Hansel makes an early bid for best genre movie of 2020 It star Sophia Lillis comes of age in a radical rethink of the fairy tale by Charles Bramesco Jan 31, 2020, 11:16 AM PST ...

MOVIE REVIEW “GRETEL & HANSEL” Rated PG-13. At AMC Loews Boston Common and South Bay Center, Regal Fenway, Arclight Boston and suburban theaters. Grade: C+ “Gretel & Hansel” director (and r… ...

Gretel and her brother Hansel (Sammy Leakey) live in a time and place of pestilence and poverty. Unable to care for them, their mother turns the children out, directing them through the woods to a ...

While Gretel can not bring herself to kill or devour Hansel, she admits the witch was right about him holding her back. They both needed to find their own stories.

“Gretel & Hansel” Directed by: Osgood Perkins Starring: Sophia Lillis, Sam Leakey, Alice Krige Rated: PG-13 for disturbing images/thematic content, and brief drug material. One-half star.

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‘Gretel & Hansel’ is a feast for the eyes but not terribly filling By Kimber Myers Jan. 30, 2020 9:21 AM PT ...

We tried to find a way to make it more of a coming-of-age story. I wanted Gretel to be somewhat older than Hansel, so it didn’t feel like two 12-year-olds — rather, a 16-year-old and an 8-year ...

“Gretel & Hansel” is as visually arresting as it is tedious, a 90-minute movie that really should have been a 3-minute music video for Marilyn Manson or Ozzy Osbourne.

Read More About: Gretel & Hansel, Sophia Lillis ‘Gretel & Hansel’: Film Review Reviewed at AMC Century City, Los Angeles, Jan. 29, 2020. Running time: 87 MINS.

Now Perkins is back with Gretel & Hansel, an updated retelling of the Brothers Grimm story. Unapologetically targeted to teenagers (Perkins had to fight to secure a PG-13 rating) Gretel & Hansel ...