fables

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“The Wayfinder” combines religious myths, ecological fables and nationalist origin stories into a thrilling hero’s quest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

"The great thing about these movies is that they are like fables," Byron Howard, one of the two directors, told AFP in Los Angeles.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Hawley and the actor jointly decided to assign this physical trait to Kirsh, a visual ode to Roy Batty, Rutger Hauer’s formidable Replicant from “Blade Runner,” another of Scott’s futuristic fables.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025

As esoteric in meaning as they are mesmeric in their imagery, the films of Jodorowsky are modern-day fables.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

So that was another story to file with all the previous fables about Onofre’s missing arm.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols