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Controversial ‘Blonde’ Turns Marilyn Monroe’s Life Into a Gothic Parable About Celebrity

Netflix’s new Marilyn Monroe movie has provoked strong reactions. Manohla Dargis of the New York Times expressed relief that Monroe herself didn’t have to sit through Blonde, “the latest necrophiliac entertainment to exploit her.” Camilla Long of Air Mail called it “a shocking, ugly, traitorous movie — nearly three hours of shrieking abuse.” Directed by […]

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