Review of Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) by Anthony Lane for New Yorker — 02 Nov 2009
What we have here is a fouled-up fairy tale of oppression and empowerment, and it’s hard not to be ensnared by its mixture of rank maleficence and easy reverie. The gap between being genuinely stirred and having your arm twisted, however, is narrower than we care to admit.
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This review of Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) was written by Anthony Lane and published by New Yorker on 02 Nov 2009.
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire has generally received positive reviews.
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