It's hard to resist comparing The brutalist with Ann Lee's WillTwo films written by Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbett, in which this creative and romantic couple alternated directing duties. Both films can be interpreted as critical reinterpretations of the founding myth of the United States through the portrayal of two unorthodox characters who, in different ways, propose utopias that challenge thestatus quo of her time. The similarities end here, since, in her second feature film as a director, Fastvold proposes a risky and unusual look at an unclassifiable female character.

In 1960, South Korean society was shaken by the premiere of The housemaid, a masterful combination of family drama and thriller A psychological drama in which a maid disrupted the bourgeois and patriarchal order of a wealthy family. It is pure cinephile fantasy to imagine that Kim Ki-young's majestic film—considered the best in the history of South Korean cinema—is at the origin of the best-seller Freida McFadden's viral hit, which Paul Feig (director of some episodes of) is now bringing to the big screen Mad Men and of My best friend's weddingThere is a gulf between the sharp staging and twisted naturalism of the South Korean classic and the aesthetic ineffectiveness of The assistantBy blindly trusting the twists and turns of McFadden's novel, those responsible for this routine adaptation—from the director to the cast, including screenwriter Rebecca Sonnenshine—fail to create a visually or narratively stimulating spectacle.

If you want to look like a famous person from the 21st century and create a brand image of an eco-responsible person who has left frivolity behind and cares about something more than just their appearance, you only have to do one thing: wear a dress again. Making this decision will open the doors to the media Olympus. If a media outlet detects—which will happen because your team will have told them beforehand...—that you are wearing an outfit you've already worn before, the fashion editors will be incredibly excited, and you might be at the top of the well-dressed list at some festival, or maybe you'll make the headlines on the red carpet.