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After watching the trailer for the new American psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling, which came out two months ago, it's impossible not to think of the classic 1975 thriller The Stepford Wives due to the 1950s setting, sci-fi and suspense, and even feminist satire.

Bangkok Post · Dec 8, 2022

Don’t Worry Darling speaks to – but misunderstands – the horrors of the ‘tradwife’ phenomenon

Few have talked about the actual themes of Olivia Wilde’s buzzed-about new film, distracted instead by rumours of off-camera feuds. But it’s in (flawed) conversation with a baffling lifestyle trend that calls on women to be submissive and ‘traditional’, writes Eloise Hendy

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

Don’t Worry Darling speaks to – but misunderstands – the horrors of the ‘tradwife’ phenomenon

Few have talked about the actual themes of Olivia Wilde’s buzzed-about new film, distracted instead by rumours of off-camera feuds. But it’s in (flawed) conversation with a baffling lifestyle trend that calls on women to be submissive and ‘traditional’, writes Eloise Hendy

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2022

Movie review: 'Don't Worry Darling' dazzling, but murky beneath the surface

There didn’t seem to be any reason for worry, darling, when it was announced that actress-director Olivia Wilde would follow up her effervescent debut feature “Booksmart” with the 1950s psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling,” starring Florence Pugh. Having established herself as a bold and unapologetically feminist new filmmaker to watch,…

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Don’t Worry Darling, Venice review: Harry Styles is charisma-free in Olivia Wilde’s messy sci-fi thriller

Olivia Wilde’s latest film is nowhere near as captivating as the tabloid frenzy surrounding it

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Don’t Worry Darling, Venice review: Harry Styles is charisma-free in Olivia Wilde’s messy sci-fi thriller

Olivia Wilde’s latest film is nowhere near as captivating as the tabloid frenzy surrounding it

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Don’t Worry Darling movie review: Harry Styles isn’t the worst thing about this glossy but empty effort

Florence Pugh and Chris Pine act their socks off but this Mad Men-meets-Stepford Wives thriller all feels a bit... done

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2022

Why ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ chose Palm Springs as the setting for its hedonistic mystery world

LOS ANGELES — Olivia Wilde remembers driving to Palm Springs for the first time 20 years ago, taking in the Midcentury Modern architecture, the palm trees, the lush golf courses and the flowing fountains, a verdant city plopped in the middle of a desert. Every time the native New Yorker…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 29, 2022