Tag: Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel

by Derelict Space Sheep on December 21, 2017 in 42 Word Reviews

Hansel & Gretel

retold by Neil Gaiman; ill. Lorenzo Mattotti (Bloomsbury, 2014)

Neil Gaiman retells Hansel & Gretel with gentle fairy-tale prose and an eye for the framing details (war-begotten famine). The impression conveyed by Lorenzo Mattotti’s shadowy illustrations is one of dark despair; apposite, yet hardly cause for more than a lingering glance.

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

by Derelict Space Sheep on September 26, 2015 in 42 Word Reviews

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

dir. Tommy Wirkola (2013)

The title pretty much says it all, but while Wirkola’s first big-budget film has been panned for its simple plot, gore and repetitive action, critics here may be guilty of confirmation bias. Actually, there is much (witch-depiction, acting, cinematography, score) to like.