Coming Soon. From left, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie in “Bombshell.”. And Kate McKinnon, who’s playing Jess, in the cubicle with her. Since then, the network has become a ratings powerhouse and hothouse of right-wing talking points, a sea of white faces and dolled-up women in skirts and high heels. Bombshell has some problems, and isn't exactly fair and balanced, but it presents a chilling look at the struggles that women go through in the workplace. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. But, of course, he’s also playing Kayla, grooming her. But then Kayla sidles up to Ailes’ assistant (Holland Taylor), who is also his procurer. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy [A] timely satirical takedown that finds black humour and absurdist comedy in the subject of workplace sexual harassment while never losing sight of its devastating repercussions. (12-28-19), More an expose on toxic work environments than anything overtly political, Bombshell is an effective true-life drama about the many pitfalls, humiliations, traps, harassment, and compromises that women face in the workforce. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. And the film has a strong cast that includes Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, and John Lithgow. Coming Soon, Regal This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Will Megyn speak out? Is it nerves, or was her coffee poisoned? Even with the urgency of the topic, it feels light, and not because of its use of incredulous humor. She’s poking holes in the candidate by embracing a feminist agenda, and in doing so she’s tweaking the secret weapon of Fox News: that it’s selling a kind of pornography — a fusion of leering and vengeance. Roach started out directing comedies and his background generally works for him in “Bombshell,” which he gives a lightness of touch in the beginning that promises (rightly, sometimes wrongly) everything will work out just fine. “You once told a contestant on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ it would be a pretty picture to see her on her knees,” Kelly said. The office backbiting, the water-cooler ambition and treachery, the abusive secrets hovering in the air like smoke from burnt rubber — all of that gives “Bombshell” the excitement of gossip infused with psychodrama. A former lawyer who’s known (as she tells us in voice-over) for her big mouth, she has a fast wit and slicing intelligence. It’s an equal opportunity prejudice that cuts across history, culture, political affiliation. It’s all weighty, serious material with huge stakes—emotionally, culturally and financially. The makeup is also phenomenal and Theron looks unrecognizable as Kelly. Kidman is comparatively sidelined, though it’s Gretchen who knocks over the first domino. Running time: 1 hour 48 minutes. | Rating: 4/5 All rights reserved. You will never win the war, the movie implies, by working for the enemy. I am the director of the film “Bombshell.” So in this scene, we see Margot Robbie, who’s playing Kayla, take a call from— clearly, from Roger Ailes’ office. It’s right-wing red meat decorated with blow-dried-blonde cheesecake. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. The provocative real story of three whip-smart, ambitious, strong women who anchored one of America's most powerful news networks -- becoming headlines themselves when they risked everything to stand up to the man who made them famous. But the suit won’t stick unless other women come forward, and that’s the drama of the movie. And they’re all stuck in this space. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Regal There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. The film itself doesn't feel like it's telling you anything you already don't know about the subject; people will compromise their morals for personal gain, power leads to exploitation, women are unfairly treated, and it's easier to fall in line than stand up to power. For starters, you cast on the offensive by having Charlize Theron play Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman do Gretchen Carlson and Margot Robbie break hearts as the fictional Kayla Pospisil. So, how do you make heroines out of characters that some in the audience will see as deeply compromised if not outright villainous? | Rotten (100). It creates intimacy, almost a little conspiracy between you and her, so when she starts chatting about Roger (John Lithgow, galumphing with verve), including his history advising Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. I was looking for a book as a gift for a friend. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. And part of what works in the movie is that it does a good job of presenting the ordinary assaults that women, even those with great privilege, can endure simply to get through a day, including dehumanizing “compliments.” When Megyn walks through the network as men size her up, she doesn’t break stride. It's this element of recoil from total sympathy with these harassed women that makes the film intriguing though. Just confirm how you got your ticket. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. With Bombshell, thanks in large part to the contributions of his actors, Roach has crafted a compelling "ripped from the headlines" motion picture that unfolds like a page-turner. He tells Kayla to get up and do a spin for him, which is his ritual (“It’s a visual medium”), but then, as he asks her to hike her skirt a little higher, then higher still, Robbie lets us feel the pressure-cooker agony of what’s going on inside her. Forgot your password? And about how at Fox News all those things came together. Any film that showcases Mark Duplass, Rob Delaney, Connie Britton, Allison Janney and Malcolm McDowell as a supporting cast can't fail. She keeps on walking, focused, hips swinging like knives. | Rating: 4/5 Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) is consulting lawyers for a personal harassment lawsuit against Ailes the person, not Fox News, but she needs other women to come forward. Ailes was awful, but he also had a lot of smiling help from the very women he made rich and famous. | Top Critics (45) Ailes is now gone but the talking points, high ratings, skirts and heels remain. Sep 18, 2020. Will Kayla confront what’s happening to her? You're almost there! Will they prevail over the enabling office pathology of Fox News, represented with grim hilarity by such characters as the angry good soldier Jeanine Pirro (Alanna Ubach)? But Kidman also makes Gretchen ever-so-slightly ridiculous, adding a sharp sliver of comedy that underscores how self-serving and futile her rebellious gestures at the network are, like when she appears on camera wearing no makeup. (The cinematographer Barry Ackroyd brings the texture, shadows and professional sheen.) Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) is struggling with the scrutiny she has endured after then-presidential candidate Donald Trump turns his small Twitter thumbs against her. Coming Soon. We’ve also seen that Kate McKinnon’s character has warned her not to talk about it. Lithgow, who is one of the wittiest actors alive, makes Ailes disarmingly human: a despot who’s ironic about his ogre-like qualities, with a hidden glimmer of vulnerability that only makes him scarier. Tell us more. 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The two giggle about what a secret circus the office is. And this shot here is such a great example of Barry Ackroyd’s incredibly humanistic operating. The problem in “Bombshell” is that Megyn and Gretchen have for years gone along with abusive male power to get along, at least while it was expedient for them. "Bombshell" further proves Charlize Theron is hands down the best actor (male or female) in the past twenty years. We follow the downfall of news magnate Roger Ailes (John Lithgow), the imposing man who built the Fox News empire and who also bullied his employees and solicited sexual favors from the many women who were on his payroll. Here’s the thing about sexism: It doesn’t discriminate. Ailes was despicably savvy. You’re getting the inside dope from one of the network’s biggest stars. She'll be harassed and pressured for sex by a man described as "Jabba the Hut," and Robbie is terrific in her big dramatic moments portraying what the pressure and shame does for her ambitious anchor. She shows you her characters’ existential isolation, which is often where their humanity lies.
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