Bombshell
2019
***
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Malcolm McDowell, Allison Janney
In 2016, a group of women set out to expose the culture of sexual harassment and misconduct at Fox News by chairman Roger Ailes and other men in power. Jay Roach's compelling but very conventional drama depicts the real-life scandal at Fox News. Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman play Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson, respectively, but Margot Robbie's character is a composite of various women. This well-acted film convincingly explores the dynamics of power and gender inequality. An Academy Award winner for best makeup and hairstyling.
