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We're about to dive into spoilers related to what happened at the end of Cruella, starring Emma Stone.

Everything to Know About the Origins of Cruella de Vil Before Watching the New Disney Movie Time 1 hr ago Annabel Gutterman © Disney/AF archive /Alamy; Walt Disney/Alamy; Disney One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961); 101 Dalmatians (1996); Cruella (2021) For decades, Cruella de Vil has been known as one of Disney’s most evil characters. “Cruel” and “devil” are literally in her name. She’s on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 Greatest Heroes and Villains—coming in just before Freddy Krueger and the Joker. Her personal anthem, the song that plays...

Why the devilish origins of Cruella are too dark for Disney Dodie Smith’s original puppy-napper is irredeemably wicked – so why does this blockbuster backstory turn her into a pitiable orphan? Sympathy for the devil: Emma Stone in Cruella Credit: Disney What turned grifting young fashion designer Cruella de Vil into a demented doggie-dispatcher? That is the question director Craig Gillespie’s new film Cruella sets out to answer. In recent years we’ve had cinematic origin stories for Hannibal Lecter, The Joker, and Maleficent (the witch in Sleeping Beauty). Now Hollywood is finally ...

Cruella is all style over substance and never quite justifies its existence or answers its most important questions. Shaving off 20 minutes or so would help with pacing, but Disney never quite figures out what kind of movie this one wants to be despite strong performances and gorgeous costumes.

Stand-alone photo: Japan coral FacebookTwitterEmail A diver swims near a table coral colony growing near Sokodo Beach on Hachijo Island, Japan, on Dec. 15. The area is drawing attention as a place where corals and humans live in close proximity to each other. In the late 1980s, wave-dissipating blocks were placed about 300 meters offshore to prevent erosion of the nearby beach. They also protect the corals from waves, allowing them to grow. During the same period, two surveys were conducted on the corals growing near the island, but the area near the beach, on the inside of the wave-dissipati...