Saturday, December 28, 2019

Bombshell: Incendiary

It's the summer of 2016. The MeToo movement is a cause of the future. But at FOX news, the veil is being lifted on sexual abuse and harassment. Gretchen Carlson, an on-air star, is charging Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of news, with these crimes. Will other women come forward?, her lawyers ask. Oh, yes, she says. But it's soon apparent that lifting the floodgate doesn't immediately release a torrent of accusers.

Much of the movie focuses on Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) FOX's sexy blonde superstar. It's obvious she has a story to tell. But will she risk toppling from her high perch to expose Ailes when, as Gretchen (Nicole Kidman) says, You don't sue your boss. Everyone knows that.

The movie also focuses on a third woman, Kayla (Margot Robbie), who's young, naive, and also an Ailes victim. She's a composite of some of the 23 women who eventually stepped up to bring Ailes (John Lithgow) down.

The Movie Slut saw Bombshell twice. Liked it the first time. Loved it the second.

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