David Marcus

“Wuthering Heights”

2026 · TheNation · Mar 2026

Fennell's 'Wuthering Heights' is attuned to our present moment, in which shock and awe undermine history, fashion prevails over depth, and the moody score threatens to overwhelm the foreground. It is a film made for the age of TikTok and Instagram, a movie composed for the algorithm, with flashy and catchy images but little substance.