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- “The Whale” is an abhorrent film, but it also features excellent performances. It gawks at the grotesquerie of its central figure beneath the guise of sentimentality, but it also offers sharp exchanges between its characters that ring with bracing honesty.
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Dec 9, 2022 · But the difference between those films and “The Whale” is their intent, whether it’s the splendor of their artistry or the thrill of their provocation. There’s a verve to those movies, an unpredictability, an undeniable daring, and a virtuoso style.
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. Watch The Whale with a subscription on...
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Sep 4, 2022 · Human agony of both the physical and emotional kind is a Darren Aronofsky staple, but The Whale, which is driven by shattering work from Brendan Fraser as a 600-pound teacher eating himself to ...
Sep 4, 2022 · The most important stepping-stone on Fraser's route back to the A-list is Darren Aronofsky's The Whale, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday. Why is it so important?
Dec 9, 2022 · Fatphobia criticisms against The Whale are justified with its mixed perspective of horror and intense pity. Powerful and emotionally rich as Fraser’s performance is, however, the film does have...
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The Whale is released in UK cinemas on Friday 3rd February 2023. Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on.
Sep 5, 2022 · Body horror takes a new form in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, which chronicles the long, slow suicide of a morbidly obese man with pitiless candour but an abundance of empathy.
