The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 2016
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
Movie details
Alice Through the Looking Glass
“It's time for a little madness.”
2016 Adventure · Family · Fantasy 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Alice Through the Looking Glass?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Jumanji: The Next Level
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
James Bobin
Written by
Linda Woolverton
Mia Wasikowska
Alice Kingsleigh
Johnny Depp
Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
Anne Hathaway
Mirana / White Queen
Helena Bonham Carter
Iracebeth / Red Queen
Sacha Baron Cohen
Time
Matt Lucas
Tweedledee / Tweedledum
Alan Rickman
Absolem / Caterpillar (voice)
Court is in session
Put Alice Through the Looking Glass on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.