“Unusually sensitive, in the sense that every element seems to pulse with its own life force. . .”

“This is not your mother’s Wuthering Heights!” the movie howls back at the wind whipping over those moors.”

“… has significant Ash Wednesday resonance.”

“One more errant car* away from being a camp classic…”

“Intimate yet vast…”

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“… shows off in a way that begins to feel needy.”

“Byrne’s tiny touches that reverberate with recognizability.”

“… like watching the problems of a pillow.”

“… lures us in with a swooning romance, then lowers the hammer.”