by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
If you're familiar with the idea that cats don't like mice but sometimes need to put aside their differences to sustain a 100-minute-long narrative, you have some idea how this is going to play out.
Written by Max Landis and Roseanne Liang
Directed by Roseanne Liang
Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale and Taylor John Smith
MPAA rating: R for language throughout, sexual references and violence
Running time: 1 hour and 33 minutes
by Victoria Potenza
When we think about World War Two and the narratives that typically surround that time, we do not always think about the narratives and stories that soldiers would tell to explain away some of the real life horrors they were facing. When one thinks of “Gremlins”, the term usually conjures up images of Gizmo, Stripe and other creatures from the 1980s genre classic. However, Gremlins have origins in WW2 folklore. With so much that could go wrong on these planes, it makes sense that pilots and their crew members would create stories about the small, mischievous creatures responsible for wrecking their ships. This setup, with a female pilot narrative, is an oddly perfect combination for a WW2 genre flick.
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