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No Country for Any Men

Still Processing

Still Processing

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.89.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

“Promising Young Woman” is one of this year’s major Oscar contenders. It’s a dark revenge fantasy that asks a sweeping moral question: What if there are no good men? Wesley and Jenna go deep into the film and consider what it gets right — and wrong — about sexual assault and justice. Beware: There will be spoilers.

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0:00.0

Now Wesley, you know I'm someone who doesn't really believe in spoilers.

0:06.4

I just don't understand it, but it's the thing I've learned to love about you.

0:10.4

Yes.

0:11.2

You know, this is a controversial take.

0:13.0

This is a controversial opinion.

0:14.9

For most things, it just doesn't really bother me if I know the outcome.

0:19.1

It does not take away from my enjoyment.

0:21.9

That said, there are some exceptions to this rule survivor and drag race.

0:25.8

I don't want any GD spoilers.

0:27.7

So this is all a run up all a preface to say that we are going to do something.

0:34.6

We both deeply love to do on this podcast, which is dive so deep on a movie that we will have to spoil it.

0:43.9

And that movie is the Oscar sugar baby promising young woman written and directed by Emerald Fennel.

0:51.5

Yes.

0:52.1

It is nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Actress for Carrie Mulligan, who plays the promising young woman of the title.

1:04.8

And you and I cannot stop talking to each other about this movie, which is such a signal for us that we got to work it out in the room.

1:11.4

Yes.

1:11.7

So, you know, just a heads up.

1:13.6

Look, this movie is dark.

1:15.8

This movie is violent.

1:17.2

It includes sexual violence.

1:19.2

That's our warning.

1:20.1

You've been warned.

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