Column | ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the birth of the toxic boyfriend
- Posted on February 12, 2026
- By Washington Post
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Column | ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the birth of the toxic boyfriend

A new movie of “Wuthering Heights” by feminist director Emerald Fennell grapples with the Catherine and Heathcliff Problem. Their dysfunction is irresistible.