It would’ve been hard to miss that there’s a new movie adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights out in theatres... It’s the latest imagining of the tale of Catherine and Heathcliff - a story that has both captivated and divided audiences since it was first published in 1847 - and its retelling has caused just as much of a stir. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we'll explain the ongoing fascination with the novel, why director Emerald Fennell’s take on it has attracted so much controversy, and how it’s been received…

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Listening: We mentioned that lots of people are reading/re-reading the novel. The team from The Secret Life of Books podcast ⁠have revisited it too⁠, and they discuss the thorny question of whether or not it really is the greatest love story of all time…

Listening: Following that thread, Cassie McCullagh from The Bookshelf Podcast explains how the book affected her when she first read it as a teen, and how, with each re-read, she takes away something new… That’s on our ⁠Squiz Quiz⁠ this week.

Watching: Back to the movie - this clip of Margot Robbie ⁠recreating Kate Bush’s iconic dance⁠ in the video clip to her 1978 hit song Wuthering Heights is something to behold... It was taken on the last day of shooting, Margot’s in a flowing red skirt and lip-syncing to Kate out on the wily, windy moors, of course…

Reading: And if you want to know more about the costumes in the movie, The Conversation has come through with ⁠this article⁠ all about them, with plenty of photos…

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