Film Review: Marilyn Monroe deserves better than Netflix's 'Blonde'

"...it’s a difficult watch at times, and particularly when it seeks to emphasise Marilyn’s exploitation by placing the excellent Ana de Armas in similarly humiliating situations..."
Film Review: Marilyn Monroe deserves better than Netflix's 'Blonde'

Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde

Thu, 29 Sep, 2022 - 11:48
Declan Burke

  • Blonde
  • ★★★☆☆

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