Snow White, Rewritten in a Minor Key
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.

HOUSE RULES is about a game night that spirals into bloody chaos as a group of friends unknowingly play a cursed board game. As the night unfolds, their darkest impulses emerge subconsciously, exposing the ruthless nature of game night and capitalism.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
The beating heart of this film is the relationship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.
The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.
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If “Good Time” was a lean exercise in suspense, “Uncut Gems” is an ongoing panic attack. It handcuffs us to an immoral man, made up of selfishness and unreliability. At every point, Adam Sandler connects himself to this idiotic soul, unearthing the misguided opportunism that comes with gambling addiction