![]() ![]() Race, class, and gender are all on Ada’s mind, but the power structures where those things intersect occasionally get lost. North’s rendering of race is less sure-footed. North renders a dazzling landscape, punctuated by a musicality that lulls you like a folk song. ![]() Fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are in for a stellar ride where gender roles, sexuality, agency, and self discovery come together, making North’s story as experimental and novel as it is classic. The results in North’s tale are varied and breathe new life into the Western format. There’s always a test involved when a stunt of this kind is pulled: will it hold up on its face as a compelling story?. ![]() On its premise it’s an exciting idea: a classic American tale with the script flipped starring a woman as the leading man. ![]()
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