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Critics Divided on Anne Hathaway's Pop Star Drama 'Mother Mary'

The new film "Mother Mary," starring Anne Hathaway as a pop star and Michaela Coel as her designer, has received a mixed critical reception. Reviewers describe the David Lowery film as a pretentious fantasia, with some praising its style while others find it vapid and lacking substance.

14 Apr, 13:00 — 14 Apr, 16:35
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APVery High4d ago

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel on art, their friendship and ‘The Christophers’ - AP News

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel on art, their friendship and ‘The Christophers’  AP News

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The GuardianMostly Factual4d ago

Mother Mary review – Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel are lost in ludicrous pop star drama

Music from Charli xcx can’t save David Lowery’s dour chamber piece, despite some flashes of dazzling style For a certain stripe of pop fan, diva worship comes along with having a high tolerance for their unique flavor of psychobabble. So when Anne Hathaway, as the titular singer in David Lowery’s Mother Mary, declares that her new single Spooky Action is about Einstein’s “transubstantiation of feelings”, I ignored the snorts from those in the theater beside me. Finally, I thought, fondly cast...

By Owen Myers

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varietyMostly Factual4d ago

‘Mother Mary’ Review: Anne Hathaway Plays a Gaga Pop Star, and Michaela Coel Is Her Designer, in David Lowery’s Thuddingly Pretentious Fantasia

"Mother Mary," as it takes the leap into Gothic metaphysical fantasy, becomes almost completely incoherent, and stays that way. It’s like an exorcist movie where the devil is a piece of bolt fabric.

By Owen Gleiberman

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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual4d ago

Anne Hathaway Says ‘Mother Mary’ Explores What She Fears the Most About Being in the Public Eye

Hathaway stars alongside Michaela Coel in the story of an iconic pop star staging her comeback.

By Kirsten Chuba

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deadlineMostly Factual4d ago

‘Mother Mary’ Review: Pop Star Anne Hathaway And Michaela Coel Find Spiritual Reawakening In David Lowery’s Moody Ode To Madonna And Other Icons

Don’t let the title fool you. Mother Mary is defiantly not the latest in a long line of Hollywood’s biblical epics, but instead an exploration of spirituality and reawakening in the life of a mega-pop star who may be part Beyonce, part Taylor Swift, part Lady Gaga, but certainly mostly an ode to Madonna, or […]

By Pete Hammond

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rolling-stoneMostly Factual4d ago

‘Mother Mary’ Is the Mother of All Modern-Pop Superstar Nightmares

Anne Hathaway and Michael Coel turn a tale into a pop idol and her former designer into a psychological thriller — and a truly surreal, highly metaphorical ghost story

By David Fear

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ignMostly Factual4d ago

Mother Mary Review

Review: Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel tell a gorgeous ghost story at the height of pop star fashion in Mother Mary.

By Clint Gage

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screen-rantMixed4d ago

Anne Hathaway's New Thriller Harshly Splits Critics Despite Strong Rotten Tomatoes Score

Anne Hathaway is never going out of style as her newest thriller has become the talk of the town, and has harshly split critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

By Rianna de Bono-Smith

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