Marilyn Monroe’s Truth Was in Her PoetryAlong with her fears and perfectionism, Monroe’s poetry reveals a hard-won resilience and self-actualization — all left off the screen in Blonde.
The Hollow Impersonation in BlondeIn life, Marilyn Monroe was a complex artist and human being. In the hands of Ana de Armas, she’s an eternal victim.
ByAngelica Jade Bastién
fact vs fiction
What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Blonde?Was Marilyn really paid less than Jane Russell for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? Did she hate working on Some Like It Hot? What about those affairs?
ByEsther Zuckerman
movie review
Blonde Wants to Hurt YouAt times, Andrew Dominik’s movie, starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, feels like a slaughterhouse seen from the animal’s point of view.
About That Blowjob Scene in BlondeThe Blonde cast and crew seem surprised at the film’s NC-17 rating. It’s pretty clear to anyone who has seen it that this scene is the reason why.
The Quarantined Stardom of Ana de ArmasIn the absence of everything that makes a star, Ana de Armas has still managed to become one — just not quite how she’d pictured it.
ByNate Jones
alternate timelines
The Year of Movies That Never WasWhat would Hollywood have looked like in 2020 if a pandemic never happened? We were almost too afraid to ask.
Do Androids Dream of Colossal Women?On Blade Runner 2049, and why we keep imagining a future where our cities play host to gigantic, nude, nameless women.
