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Monster

Kore-eda Hirokazu’s ‘Monster’ Falls Short of Its Literary Ambitions 
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Kore-eda Hirokazu’s ‘Monster’ Falls Short of Its Literary Ambitions 

By
Paul Risker
/ 25 March 2024

Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Monster has striking moments, but casually skips over details, reducing its characters to incomplete fragments.

Future: Monster
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Future: Monster

By
Colin McGuire
/ 24 November 2014
Future's latest mixtape proves to be the sonic equivalent of a 40-degree day.
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National Theatre Live Shocks ‘Frankenstein’ Back to Life

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Lynnette Porter
/ 27 March 2011
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It Starts with an Earthquake: R.E.M.’s Monster

By
Ben Schumer
/ 26 February 2009
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Monster (2003)

By
Cynthia Fuchs
/ 7 June 2004
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Monster (2003)

By
Cynthia Fuchs
/ 8 January 2004

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