The Big Picture

The Heaving ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the Throbbing ‘Pillion’: A Very Horny Valentine's Day Double Feature

February 13, 2026·1h 58m·6-min readconversationalentertainment
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Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights adaptation stumbles under the weight of its own provocation, trading the novel’s complex class and racial tensions for a glossy, viscous, and ultimately unsatisfying erotic fantasy that never quite gets off. In contrast, Harry Lighton’s debut Pillian

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Sam Sanders

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Emerald FennellSam SandersSean FennesseyAmanda DobbinsHarry LightonMargot RobbieJacob ElordiAlexander SkarsgårdHarry Melling

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Wuthering Heightsby Emily BrontëBox Hillby Adam Mars-Jones

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