The first is about a young woman, Lillian, who marries and has a son. Actually, "The Changeling" begins by telling two different but related love stories. It's a tale that begins sweetly like a rom-com, then veers down a dark and twisted path. Along the way, there are witches and mysterious faraway lands and even a storybook type of narration provided for the TV version by author LaValle himself. Very effectively, she weaves in everything from the weight of parental responsibilities to the gloom of postpartum depression, along with sudden bursts of disturbingly intense violence. Banks," the story about the making of Disney's "Mary Poppins." Here, she doesn't shy away at all from the depths and subtexts of LaValle's novel. The creator and writer of this eight-part TV adaptation is Kelly Marcel, whose writing credits range from "50" Shades Of Grey and the "Venom" movies to "Cruella" and the delightful "Saving Mr. And for the most part, it's a very satisfying one. But it's also a romance and a horror story and a parable and a story about a person on a quest, which means, when you think about it, that it really is a modern fairy tale or an updated Greek myth. It's a modern fairy tale set mostly in and around New York City. Our TV critic David Bianculli has this review.ĭAVID BIANCULLI, BYLINE: The new Apple TV+ series "The Changeling," like the Victor LaValle book on which it's based, is a slippery story to categorize. LaKeith Stanfield from the movie "Get Out" and the TV series "Atlanta" stars in the new Apple TV+ series "The Changeling." He portrays a young man who achieves his dreams and goals for romance, marriage and parenthood, only to have them descend into nightmares.
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