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DRUNK MONKEYS IS A Literary Magazine and Film Blog founded in 2011 featuring short stories, flash fiction, poetry, film articles, movie reviews, and more

Editor-in-chief KOLLEEN CARNEY-HOEPFNEr

managing editor

chris pruitt

founding editor matthew guerrero

100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / The Turning

100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / The Turning

The Turning: D

Image © Universal Pictures

A more apt title for The Turning would be "The Turding." It's that bad. Although visually impressive and featuring strong acting, director Floria Sigismondi's adaptation of Henry James's novella doesn't leave much to the imagination. The effectiveness of The Turn of the Screw lies in the ambiguity of whether supernatural occurrences contribute to the governess's crumbling sanity. In addition, there are problems at the script level—particularly awkward sexual tension, too many dream sequences and red herrings—that detract from the final film's emotional impact, despite some palpable scares. Because of these faults, The Innocents remains the superior screen version.

Sean Woodard, Film Editor


POETRY / Paralysis / Turandot Shayegan

100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / Gretel & Hansel

100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / Gretel & Hansel

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