Cruella,” another cracked portrait of a downtrodden but determined young woman none-too-reliably narrating the story of her many rises and falls. But then, you could also see it as the latest ...

Set long before the saga of Anita and Roger Darling and their fertile Dalmatians, it’s the story of how Cruella — nee Estella — is orphaned in London, falls in with young grifters Jasper ...

On the contrary, watch closely and you'll see tons of 101 Dalmatians references in Cruella that not only make this adventure more enjoyable, but set up the possibility of a far more villainous sequel.

By Sarah Bahr “The thing is, I was born brilliant,” Cruella de Vil says in the new live-action Disney prequel to “One Hundred and One Dalmatians ... into a vat of molasses while ...

Liberated from the burden of trying to appear even remotely relatable, Thompson plays up the Baroness's terrifying iciness; she is to this movie what Cruella herself was in the Dalmatians movies ...

It is there the movie arbitrarily suggests Cruella de Vil’s eventual obsession with Dalmatians is because that breed of dog was used as a literal murder weapon in the death of her mother.

Director Craig Gillespie and writers Dana Fox and Tony McNamara are canny enough to stay away from puppy killing; no Dalmatians die in Cruella. The creators also, though, understand that One ...

The actress plays 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians' villain Cruella de Vil in this origin story directed by Craig Gillespie and co-starring Emma Thompson. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic In ...

In Disney’s latest live-action reimagining, “Cruella,” a villain’s origin story is once again retold. But in the end, it’s actually more of a direct prequel to “101 Dalmatians” than ...

Through an awkward drowning in the parks pond, the couple falls ... Cruella De Ville hears of the miracle, she begins planning to kidnap the puppies in order to make a Dalmatian jacket. 101 ...

The film is in theaters and on Disney+ with Premiere Access on May 28. “As she is Cruella from 101 Dalmatians, she’s not also,” Stone said. “You’ve taken this character and you’ve ...