The Minotaur in House of Leaves The Minotaur in House of Leaves The Minotaur or Minotauros was the son born of lust to Queen Pasiphae of Crete and a bull. He had the body of a man and the head of a bull and was more beast than human. The creature was banished by King Minos to reside in the centre of a labyrinth in Knossos built by the ingenious architect Daedalus and his son Icarus. The Minotaur was nursed by Queen Pasiphae as a child but grew to devour humans, so he was safely put away in the maze contrived so carefully and trickily that
The Maze Runner (film) to thoroughly captivate the viewer. But "Maze Runner" feels only partially formed", giving it a score of 2/4. "Time" magazine's Richard Corliss said "like Jean-Paul Sartre's "No Exit"-tentialism, but more crowded and with the musk of bottled-up testosterone". Wesley Morris of the website Grantland said "I think I have a touch of apocalepsy – excessive sleepiness caused by prolonged exposure to three and four-part series in which adolescents rebel against oppressive governments represented by esteemed actors". Steven Rea of "The Philadelphia Inquirer" gave the film a 2.5 out of 4 rating and said "it's bleak business, and as it hurries