it's directed by andrew dominik, who made the assassination ofjesse james by the coward robert ford,s a stunning central performance by ana de armas, who is absolutely brilliant as norma jean, marilyn monroe. the way that it plays her story, however, is not as a biopic, but as a horror movie. you know, in the past, you know, i've tried to sell movies to you by going, "it's not a horror movie." this is a horror movie. so it really is? it really is a full—on gothic psychodrama over—cranked really in many ways, kind of very cruel and brutal. wow. and it is a film about childhood trauma being revisited throughout adulthood. some critics have said, "well, it completely makes marilyn monroe a victim and it underestimates her talents as a comedian." well, those things may be true. in the end, it's not about marilyn monroe. it is a sister picture to the assassination ofjesse james, which was a film about how fame can kill you. this is kind of the same thing, but with a demonic edge. it's almost like the spectre of marilyn becomes a possessing entity that at first propels norma jean and then

it's directed by andrew dominik, who made the assassination ofjesse james by the coward robert ford,ng central performance by ana de armas, who is absolutely brilliant as norma jean, marilyn monroe. the way that it plays her story, however, is not as a biopic, but as a horror movie. you know, in the past, you know, i've tried to sell movies, too, but it's not a horror movie. it really is a full on gothic psychodrama, over cranked, really in many ways, kind of very cruel and brutal. and it is a film about childhood trauma being revisited throughout adulthood. some critics have said, well, it completely makes marilyn monroe a victim and it underestimates her talents as a comedian. well, those things may be true. in the end, it's not about marilyn monroe. it is a sister picture to the assassination ofjesse james, which was a film about how fame can kill you. this is kind of the same thing, but with a demonic edge. it's almost like the spectre of marilyn becomes a possessing entity that at first propels norma jean, and then possesses her. i mean, it is full—on. and i think one of the thi

it's directed by andrew dominik, who made the assassination ofjesse james by the coward robert ford,a comedian. well, those things may be true. in the end, it's not about marilyn monroe. it is a sister picture to the assassination ofjesse james, which was a film about how fame can kill you. this is kind of the same thing, but with a the monarch edge. it's almost like the spectre of marilyn becomes a possessing entity that at first propels norma jean and then possesses her. i mean, it is full—on. and i think one of the things that surprised people isjust how, i mean, it is a horror movie, believe me. that's the register in the same way as twin peaks fire walk with me, which critics didn't like when it came out. it was the best horror film of the year. this is a horror movie, has a great score by nick cave and borealis that leavens all of that, that gives it some heart and gives it some soul. but it's a gothic melodrama and then some. is it clever? is it hard? hard watch or it's not an easy. no, it's certainly not an easy watch. it's in cinemas now. it's on netflix from wednesday, but