Brianna Di Monda
Pablo Larraín’s Spencer
By Brianna Di MondaA close look at the two womens lives reveals similar dramatic encounters with the press negotiated on strikingly different terms. Neither identified with the public roles thrust upon them, and each struggled for control in opposing spheres of their lives. A single contract unmoored both of their lives.
Andrew Dominiks Blonde
By Brianna Di MondaAs it is, Andrew Dominiks Blonde (2022) is the twenty-second movie about Monroe, and when you look past its eye-rolling shock factor, its high-profile actors, and its attempts at arthouse, it remains the same tired story weve always gotten. But this time, Andrew Dominik, Joyce Carol Oates, and even Ana de Armas have the audacity to tell us that what theyve done to Monroe is a feminist act.