Some like it overheated: how Marilyn Monroe is betrayed by Blonde Andrew Dominik’s explicit, button-pushing take on the life of the superstar uses shock tactics to replace insight and depth The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2022
TV tonight: Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson is television at its most triggering Michael Winterbottom’s pandemic drama is sickeningly accurate. Plus: risky business for Catherine in the season finale of The Great. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022
Blonde director says he wasn’t ‘concerned with being tasteful’ in his depiction of Marilyn Monroe’s abortion New psychological drama ‘is supposed to leave you shaking,’ Andrew Dominik said The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
Joyce Carol Oates says Marilyn Monroe went through ‘much worse’ than anything in Blonde New Netflix psychological drama biopic is based on Oates’ novel of the same name The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
Recreating Marilyn Monroe’s iconic outfits in ‘Blonde’ Marilyn Monroe’s on-screen costumes are almost as iconic as her The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
Joyce Carol Oates says Marilyn Monroe went through ‘much worse’ than anything in Blonde New Netflix psychological drama biopic is based on Oates’ novel of the same name The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022
Kim Kardashian puts on striking show in leopard print ensemble for dinner with North in Milan Keeping Up With The Kardashians alumni Kim Kardashian is the face of a new Dolce & Gabbana fashion campaign in Italy and had her own show called Ciao Kim during Milan Fashion Week Daily Mirror · Sep 26, 2022
Blonde review – a hellish vision of Marilyn and her monsters Andrew Dominik’s gothic portrait of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe – an extraordinary Ana de Armas – is a fever dream of childhood trauma haunting adult life The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
All Marilyn Monroe movies are exploitative. But the nightmarish Blonde actually shows you inside her vagina Andrew Dominik’s fictionalised biopic of the tragic movie star doesn’t just fail Marilyn Monroe herself, writes Amanda Whiting, but its use of a talking foetus begging not to be aborted – yes, really – sinks the film into new depths of invasiveness The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022
Kim Kardashian continues to channel idol Marilyn Monroe with blonde hair transformation Kim Kardashian has been working on a campaign with Dolce & Gabbana which has been inspired by Marilyn Monroe Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022
From Don’t Worry Darling to Peaky Blinders: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment Enthralled by Harry Styles? Thrilled by dancing flat-capped gangsters? Our critics have you covered for the next seven days The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022
Marilyn Monroe fascination comes to Netflix with 'Blonde' Marilyn Monroe has been dead for almost 60 years, but there is still a kind of madness around her that remains The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
The Guide #53: Why are Industry and The Bear TV’s most tense dramas? Most of us don’t run high-stress kitchens or negotiate million dollar deals every day – but we can all relate to tales of toxic workplaces and money troubles The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates audiobook review – an imagined life of Marilyn Monroe Jayne Atkinson resists the cliches of the film star’s breathy voice in a tough, fictionalised tale of abuse and fame The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022 Blonde to Harriet: the seven best films to watch on TV this week Ana de Armas is uncanny as the Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, and Cynthia Erivo is remarkable as the American abolitionist. Plus: Beverly Hills Cop
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 All Marilyn Monroe movies are exploitative. But the nightmarish Blonde actually shows you inside her vagina Andrew Dominik’s fictionalised biopic of the tragic movie star doesn’t just fail Marilyn Monroe herself, writes Amanda Whiting, but its use of a talking foetus begging not to be aborted – yes, really – sinks the film into new depths of invasiveness
Boston Herald · Sep 22, 2022 Movie review: ‘Blonde’ a tour de force take on Marilyn Monroe’s fabulous, tragic life Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” is a “Phantom of the Opera” whose phantom hides her psychological scars behind the mask of a Hollywood screen goddess. Based on the 2000 novel by Joyce Carol Oates, the beautifully shot, almost three-hour film, which switches back and forth from color to black and white, presents…
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2022 Overwrought, overlong ‘Blonde’ depicts Marilyn Monroe’s life as a joyless nightmare Netflix film has an arresting look, but too many visual and aural tricks fight for our attention.
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022 All Marilyn Monroe movies are exploitative. But the nightmarish Blonde actually shows you inside her vagina Andrew Dominik’s fictionalised biopic of the tragic movie star doesn’t just fail Marilyn Monroe herself, writes Amanda Whiting, but its use of a talking foetus begging not to be aborted – yes, really – sinks the film into new depths of invasiveness
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022 Welcome to the First Blokes club! What can Hugh O’Leary expect as the prime minister’s husband? Denis Thatcher seemed happy to do nothing but booze and play golf. Jacinda Ardern’s fiance throws himself into fishing. How will Liz Truss’s spouse cope with being in the spotlight?
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022 Ana de Armas finds it ‘disgusting’ and ‘upsetting’ that her Marilyn Monroe nude scenes will ‘go viral’ Film makes history as Netflix’s first produced NC-17 rated movie
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022 ‘I couldn’t let her go’: Ana de Armas says she visited Marilyn Monroe’s grave while filming Blonde ‘I couldn’t shake it off. I couldn’t let her go,’ actor said
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022 Blonde: Ana de Armas finds it ‘disgusting’ and ‘upsetting’ that her nude scenes will ‘go viral’ Film makes history as Netflix’s first produced NC-17 rated movie
Chicago Tribune · Sep 21, 2022 ‘Blonde’ review: Showbiz is a girl’s worst friend in Netflix’s oppressive Marilyn Monroe nightmare Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” streaming on Netflix Sept. 28, is meant to be a tough sit, endured, more than a harsh, often miserable life, examined. Wrong mission. But mission accomplished.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022 Blonde review – Ana de Armas gives her all as Monroe in otherwise incurious film Glossy horror perpetuates the tradition of portraying the brilliant actor as an infantile, sacrificial sex-lamb on the altar of celebrity