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Cruella (2021) Have you ever lost sleep wondering about the backstory of one Cruella de Vil? How did she ever become a maniacal fashionista, so roundly obsessed with spots and fur to dognap and then skin puppies? How did she meet her henchmen? And, above all, where did she get that cigarette holder? You think you know, but you have no idea. Not without conceptual intrigue, “Cruella” is the latest live-action refresh of Disney’s classic library. This time a revisionist origin story, it bends over backward to explore the pathology of the skunk-haired “101 Dalmatians” villain and make her misunderstood or vaguely sympathetic. While 2014’s “Maleficent” admittedly got away with softening the evil-horned fairy by seeing the story from her vantage point, some villains are probably just better left as villains and not demystified. This isn’t to say that there isn’t fun to be had in "the rise of Cruella de Vil," from two talented Emmas relishing their camped-up performances to Jenny ...