The Glorias
First screened in July 2025
Director: Julie Taymor. Cast: Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Enid Graham, Timothy Hutton, Janelle Monáe, Monica Sanchez, Lorraine Toussaint, Bette Midler, Kimberly Guerrero, Peggy Sheffield, Tom Proctor, Sushama Deshpande, Victor Slezak, David Shae, Nona Jedelle Cook, Annika Pampel, Victoria Petrosky, Vince Pisani, Bill Winkler, Deetta West, Ronalyn T. Alston, Tom Nowicki, Sam Carlisle, Michael Lowry, Allie McCulloch, Bethany Geaber, Joan McMurtrey, Kimiko Gelman, Charles Green, Mo Brings Plenty, Joe D. Lauck, D.W. Moffett, Leon, Alan Cassman, Madhur Jaffrey. Screenplay: Julie Taymor and Sarah Ruhl.

   
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In Brief: Never makes a case for its central conceit, or for time jumps. Spread too thin with incident. Taymor doesn't get film.

VOR:   Increasingly crosses a line from tribute into sycophancy. Still, the history on display here bears repeating, even in maladroit fashion.

Grade: D+


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