Blonde (2022)

February’s official theme is WOMEN IN CRISIS and people went through a crisis getting this movie made and then people went through a crisis watching it. Our one “biopic” this month and who else could it be about than Norma Jean Baker AKA Marilyn Monroe. There’s a lot of Marilyn Monroe biopics to choose from but our theme is WOMEN IN CRISIS and never has the icon been portrayed in such a damaged way as she was in Andrew Dominik’s controversial NC-17 Netflix release “BLONDE” starring Ana de Armas in a very underrated performance as Norma Jeane. It’s loosely based on a novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. It also stars Bobby Cannavale as Joe DiMaggio & Adrien Brody as Arthur Miller. There’s talking fetuses in this movie, folks. This fever dream was rather divisive amongst audiences, as you can imagine, with it being relentless in ways that feel almost laughably insane. I mean, there’s not much to laugh at unless you’re Bob who would giggle through a funeral. That warped fuck. The talking fetus was funny though. I’m actually watching the movie right now as I type this up. Oh, she’s on her way to meet the President. JFK, one of our most beloved and honored leaders. I wonder what they’re going to talk abou…oh….oh wow…. Subscribe to us on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJf3lkRI-BLUTsLI_ehOsg Contact us here: [email protected] Hear us on podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6o6PSNJFGXJeENgqtPY4h7 Our OG podcast “Documenteers”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/documenteers-the-documentary-podcast/id1321652249 Soundcloud feed: https://soundcloud.com/documenteers Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/culturewrought