The other big film event this week was the Netflix debut of "Blonde," the Marilyn Monroe biopic starring Ana de Armas and directed by Andrew Dominik. Much has been written about the drama and there's surely more to come, but Manohla Dargis's piercing review is a must-read. This Marilyn "drifts and stumbles through a life that never feels like her own," Dargis wrote. "All that's missing from this portrait is, well, everything else, including Monroe's personality and inner life, her intelligence, her wit and savvy and tenacity; her interest in — and knowledge of — politics; the work that she put in as an actress and the true depth of her professional ambitions." |
