'Emma' Review: Anya Taylor-Joy Leads the Most Stylish Jane Austen Movie Ever Made
Rock photographer Autumn de Wilde turns Jane Austen's frothiest novel to a delicious wedding cake of a period comedy. Editor's note: This review was originally released for the theatrical release of"Emma." The fundamental purpose -- maybe even the loftiest ambition -- of any movie adapted from Austen's publication should be to support this claim and to do so with enough conviction to subvert the universally acknowledged truth that some works of art are far more serious than others. (Let us take a minute to see that"Clueless" was a worthy upgrade because of Cher Horowitz's Valley Girl vapidity, not despite it.) Input: Director Autumn de Wilde's lavish but loyal"Emma" (stylized"Emma."), an indulgent movie about indulgent individuals that dared to envision how -- about a long enough timeline -- that the whole of human presence may be no more important than a straw hat shaped like a fortune cookie, or a navy blue shirt is popping