i mjane hill, and taking us through this week s cinema releases as ever is mark. hi, mark. very interesting week we have. don t worry darling we have blonde, which may be a marilyn monroe biopic, or maybe not. and catherine called birdy, a mediaeval tale birdy, a mediaeval tale with a difference. oh, i thought it was a biopic, but anyway, more on that later. ok, so don t worry darling, which is a new film by olivia wilde, who made booksmart, which i loved. florence pugh and harry styles are alice and jack chambers. they live in a kind of absolutely rarefied, dreamy, late 50s, early 60s americana, you know, glistening cars, mad men suits, fabulous dresses. the wives stay at home and prepare the house and cook the meals and wait for the return of their husbands, who are out doing work which cannot be spoken of when they come back. and florence pugh s character seems to think this is idyllic and wonderful. and then, one of her friends and neighbours becomes suicidal after le
of marilyn becomes a possessing entity that at first propels norma jean and then possesses her. i mean, it is full on. and i think one of the things that surprised people isjust how, i mean, it is a horror movie, believe me. that s the register in the same way as twin peaks fire walk with me, which critics didn t like when it came out. it was the best horror film of the year. this is a horror movie, has a great score by nick cave and borealis that leavens all of that, that gives it some heart and gives it some soul. but it s a gothic melodrama and then some. is it clever? is it hard? hard watch or it s not an easy. no, it s certainly not an easy watch. it s in cinemas now. it s on netflix from wednesday, but it s proved pretty polarising. and i can i can see why the thing everyone s agreed on is ana de armas is terrific. but i think i like it more than some critics because i m a horrorfan and it is pretty horrifying. 0k. wow. goodness. and lena dunham. yes. so, this is an adaptation of
entity that at first propels norma jean and then possesses her. i mean, it is full on. and i think one of the things that surprised people isjust how, i mean, it is a horror movie, believe me. that s the register in the same way as twin peaks fire walk with me, which critics didn t like when it came out. it was the best horror film of the year. this is a horror movie, has a great score by nick cave and borealis that leavens all of that, that gives it some heart and gives it some soul. but it s a gothic melodrama and then some clever. but it s a gothic melodrama and then some. isa is a clever? is it hard? hard watch or it s not an easy. no, it s certainly not an easy watch. it s in cinemas now. it s on netflix from wednesday, but it s proved pretty polarising. and i can i can see why the thing everyone s agreed on is ana de armas is terrific. but i think i like it more than some critics because i m a horrorfan and it is pretty horrifying. 0k. wow. goodness. and lena dunham. yes. so, thi