From left to right, Tom Burke, Kila Lord Cassidy, and Florence Pugh in "The Wonder." (Courtesy of Netflix)
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Film Review: The metatextual dream of ‘The Wonder’

“The Wonder” opens up behind the scenes.  We find ourselves in a warehouse. Scaffolding surrounds an unfinished set, film equipment is scattered about, and it’s eerily empty as strings crescendo against haunting vocalizations.  Sebastián Lelio’s choice to begin his new film – which takes place in rural Ireland in 1862 – in a modern, metatextual […]