Jack and I were quite impressed by this telling of the #MeToo downfall of Fox News' Roger Ailes with the help of newswomen Gretchen Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and a fictitious intern (a composite of several real women who couldn't or wouldn't be specifically identified) in 2016.
The enormous and talented cast is headlined by Charlize Theron as Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Carlson, Margot Robbie as the composite Kayla, John Lithgow as Ailes, Allison Janney as Susan Estrich, and Kate McKinnon as Jess Carr. Theron is one of the producers of the pictures, with inspiration from her character's experience with harassment and sex discrimination in North Country (2005).
Director Jay Roach works from a script by Charles Randolph and prosthetic makeup artist Kazu Hiro's work is amazing.
I loved the soundtrack by Theodore Shapiro, which is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, and more, especially the "Elevator Trio" of singers Caroline Shaw (2013 Pulitzer prize winner at age 30), Petra Haden (also a violinist, she's the daughter of jazz bassist Charlie Haden and sister-in-law of Jack Black), and Susanna Hoffs (founder of The Bangles and wife of Roach), as well as six songs.
Theron and Janney were last blogged for The Addams Family, Kidman for The Upside, Robbie for Mary Queen of Scots, Lithgow for Beatriz at Dinner, McKinnon for Ford v Ferrari, Roach for Trumbo, Randolph for The Big Short, and Shapiro for Destroyer. Hiro won his first Oscar for Darkest Hour and is up for another this year.
Rotten Tomatoes' critics are averaging a tepid 68% but its audiences are more enthusiastic at 84. We saw it four weeks ago but it's still playing on a few big screens in these parts due to its Oscar nominations for Theron, Robbie, and Hiro. Its streaming release is estimated for March 2020. We think you'll like it.
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