Promising Young Woman: A vengeance thriller that makes us face uncomfortable truths
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Promising Young Woman
Directed by Emerald Fennell
Sky/Now TV, 16
Rating: ****
The Kid Detective
Directed by: Evan Morgan
VOD platforms, 15
Rating: ****
The word “rape” is not uttered in Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-nominated debut Promising Young Woman. Rape is “what happened” or “the accusations”. The male characters we meet aren’t slobbering perverts hiding in the bushes, but self-professed “nice guys” in suits having a drink after work. The women aren’t all ...