What’s better at Christmastime than watching a group of petrified children being called “maggots” by their cruel teacher?
The big bad bully under the tree is Miss Trunchbull, from the dark mind of British author Roald Dahl, inRunning time: 117 minutes. Rated PG . Streaming on Netflix Dec. 25.
Stage directors, by and large, are inept at making movies and yet we keep allowing them to make movies. Still, “Matilda” has her moments.©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection One tale that she tells a friendly traveling librarian, Mrs. Phelps , is the dramatic circus romance of an acrobat and escapologist. This tacked-on side plot, which weaves into the action later on, stops the movie dead in its tracks. It’s boring and hard to follow.
Matilda’s adult ally at school is Miss Honey , an angelic teacher who adores her students, much to the chagrin of her horrible boss.
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