It’s late morning and Sarah and Nancy, still lolling in their hostess gowns, give their takes on the much-discussed Don’t Worry Darling, which they both saw in the theater. (There will be spoilers.) Questions on the table: Why do people want director Olivia Wilde to fail so badly? (And did she?) How would we engineer the perfect spouse if we could? Does the psychological thriller stack up to classics like Rosemary’s Baby and The Stepford Wives, and will Sarah blow Nancy’s mind when she points out both those books were written by the same author? Does Nancy think actress Florence Pugh looks a lot like Sarah? And how is Jordan Peterson implicated in all this? We talk gender roles, revenge, and Nancy’s pet theory on who’s behind this twisted utopia.
Also on the docket: How did a celebrated documentary about Saudi men drawn to Al Qaeda and the Taliban turn into an untouchable film? Find out on this paid-subscriber Smokestack special!
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