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Promising Young Woman

  1. close read
    The Cheap Tricks of Me Too ThrillersFilms like Blink Twice and Promising Young Woman are part of a new subgenre of pandering suspense films that refuse to engage with what follows abuse.
    By Sanjena Sathian
  2. transphobia
    Laverne Cox Dubbed With Male Voice in Italian Promising Young WomanUniversal Pictures International has now apologized.
    By Zoe Haylock
  3. the gold rush
    Nomadland Picks Up a Vanload of BAFTAs on Its Journey Through Awards SeasonWhile Daniel Kaluuya and Youn Yuh-jung collect another Best Supporting award each.
    By Halle Kiefer
  4. the gold rush
    Promising Young Woman’s Unexpected Male Casting Is One of Its Strongest SuitsFrom Adam Brody to Max Greenfield, every terrible man in the film is played by a TV crush from decades past.
    By Nate Jones
  5. dceu
    Emerald Fennell to Become Promising Young Superhero ScreenwriterShe’s writing a Zatanna movie for DC.
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. oscars 2021
    After the Oscar Nominations, Who’s the Early Leader in Best Picture?After Monday’s nominations, here’s a rough ranking of the eight Best Picture nominees, from The Father to … well, no spoilers.
    By Nate Jones
  7. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Can Surprise Globe Winners Keep Up Momentum?As Oscar voting gets underway this week, the Globes gave the Academy a vision of Nomadland and Andra Day triumphant.
    By Nate Jones
  8. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Can Black Messiah Rise Again?After a disappointing showing at the initial precursors, late arrival Judas and the Black Messiah is picking up momentum.
    By Nate Jones
  9. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: After Globe and SAG Noms, the Race Finally Gets RealJared Leto shows up, Glenn Close shows out, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 proves its bona fides.
    By Nate Jones
  10. stars are blind
    How Promising Young Woman’s Genre-Hopping Soundtrack Came TogetherHow everything from Paris Hilton, musical-theater allusions, and Wagner made their way into Emerald Fennell’s film.
    By Jackson McHenry
  11. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Da 5 Bloods Storms Back Into the RaceTime has come today for Spike Lee’s Vietnam epic.
    By Nate Jones
  12. awards season
    Da 5 Bloods Wins Big From National Board of ReviewOther honorees include Minari and Sound of Metal.
    By Charlotte Walsh
  13. endings
    Emerald Fennell Explains HerselfHer icy film Promising Young Woman set off a fascinating conversation about what we expect from rape-revenge stories.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  14. endings
    The Queasy Ending of Promising Young WomanIn Emerald Fennell’s incendiary revenge movie, rage can be a sanctuary, and it can also be a dead end.
    By Alison Willmore
  15. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: The Fifth Awards Season of the Trump EraWednesday’s insurrection at the Capitol is a sign that, while we may be through with the Trump era, the Trump era is not through with us.
    By Nate Jones
  16. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Could the Globes Controversy Benefit Minari in the Long Run?The modest indie just got a groundswell of support at a time when other would-be contenders are struggling to break through.
    By Nate Jones
  17. promising young movies
    The L.A. Film Critics Association Names Small Axe Their Best Picture of 2020Turn on “Silly Games” and let’s get this discourse going.
    By Rebecca Alter
  18. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Is It Time to Start Worrying About Mank?David Fincher’s Old Hollywood drama all but blanked at this week’s critics’ awards. Is it still a contender?
    By Nate Jones
  19. trailer mix
    Promising Young Woman Trailer: Carey Mulligan Says Yes, Actually, It Is All MenShe’s hunting down your crushes.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. sundance 2020
    What Happens When Me Too Hits Hollywood’s Biggest Screen?Two years after the Harvey Weinstein story broke, a conflicted portrait of the movement it birthed hit the Sundance Film Festival.
    By Alison Willmore
  21. coming attractions
    35 Horror Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2020Featuring angry Nic Cage, a First Nations community besieged by white zombies, Emerald Fennell’s tale of a promising young woman, and a new Rebecca.
    By Jordan Crucchiola