Trial by Fire
The film plods at points, trudging along, and there are a few misguided narrative "devices" tacked on, but still, "Trial by Fire" bristles with anger.
Angela Carter
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The Company of Wolves (1985)
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From a screenplay by
Roger Ebert
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Hanna hasn’t been truly discussed with the same respect and intensity as the other Strong Female Protagonist™ fare that has followed it.
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Neil Jordan's Seven Grim Fairy Tales: An Infographic Guide to a Director's Obsessions
May Contain Spoilers
This piece is about director Neil Jordan's seven most overtly supernatural, fairy tale-like films—The Company of Wolves, High Spirits, Interview with the Vampire, The Butcher Boy, In Dreams, Ondine, and his latest, the mother-daughter vampire shocker Byzantium. An infographic analysis of each—please refer to the key for each symbol's meaning—reveals this pattern and confirms Byzantium is the culmination of 30+ years of Jordan exorcising his personal demons on-screen.
