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Sep 2022
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‘Blonde’ and the Top 5 Essential Marilyn...

The Ringer
About this episode

‘Blonde,’ Andrew Dominik’s long-awaited Marilyn Monroe biopic starring Ana de Armas, is now available on Netflix. Sean and Amanda dissect the film’s handful of successes and numerous, puzzling failures, before discussing Monroe’s titanic impact on movie stardom and the various depictions of her throughout cinema history.


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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