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Elmhirst’s retelling is a triumph, second only to the seemingly impossible feat of Maurice and Maralyn themselves.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The Peacock reboot series reimagined the beloved '90s sitcom, with Jabari Banks playing Will in a modern-day retelling of the character's cross-country move with his family.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
One encounters echoes of this legendary order in Siesbye’s bowls, as if the works present modern retellings of an ancient epic, embodying deep time and the present moment, directness and enigma alike.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Duff starred in the modern Cinderella retelling as orphan outcast Sam, who is treated horribly by her greedy stepmom (Coolidge) and stepsisters (Madeline Zima and Andrea Avery) after her father's death.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The Peacock reboot series reimagined the beloved '90s sitcom, with Jabari Banks playing Will in a modern-day retelling of the character's cross-country move with his family.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
One encounters echoes of this legendary order in Siesbye’s bowls, as if the works present modern retellings of an ancient epic, embodying deep time and the present moment, directness and enigma alike.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Duff starred in the modern Cinderella retelling as orphan outcast Sam, who is treated horribly by her greedy stepmom (Coolidge) and stepsisters (Madeline Zima and Andrea Avery) after her father's death.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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