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“Gretel & Hansel” is beautiful yet hollow

“Gretel & Hansel” is beautiful yet hollow
Alluring cinematography cannot hide the film’s shallow story.
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer February 4, 2020

As one of the most famous fairy tales ever told, “Hansel & Gretel” has had multiple adaptations in various mediums for almost two centuries, but none have compared to the original story. Its last notable adaptation, “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” followed Hansel and Gretel as witch...