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Podcast: The Long Take Review
Episode: Hamnet Review
Description: Everyone loves a good cry at the movies, right? [silence] Right?? Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet, based on a beloved novel that dramatizes Shakespeare’s family life, quickly earned notoriety for being a tear-jerker after it premiered at the Telluride Film Festival. Critics, however, were split in their response to needing tissues: while some viewed it as a triumph, others resented it, accusing the film of being emotionally manipulative.That critical reception and the precipitating awards prospects could mean a lot to rebound Zhao’s erratic career. She won Best Director and Best Picture for Nomadland (2020), a small quiet...