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The Joy of Positivity: The Dark Crystal (1981)

The Joy of Positivity: The Dark Crystal (1981)

Jim Henson week continues!

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Sep 26, 2024
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It took guts for Jim Henson to follow up The Great Muppet Caper with a fantasy movie with no human characters and no humor except some bleak comedy and a tone that’s unrelentingly grim and obsessed with death.

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