Bombshell (2019)
Directed by Jay Roach
Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
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Other examples include Adam McKay’s The Big Short (co-written by Randolph and shot by Ackroyd) and Vice, as well as Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat.
Randolph served as co-writer on The Big Short; a movie that I actually quite enjoyed despite some flaws.
Charles Randolph wrote the script for "Bombshell"; he also wrote the script for "The Big Short," again signifying his credentials.
Of course, the narrative shouldn't revolve entirely around Theron’s bold transformation, “Bombshell” - directed by Jay Roach - takes “The Big Short” route by taking an important topic and giving it the mainstream treatment (it’s also an excellent companion piece with Showtime’s excellent miniseries “The Loudest Voice” which featured Russell Crowe as Ailes from earlier this year).
And this is a problem, overall, for director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Trumbo) and writer Charles Randolph (The Big Short), whose work is powerful, to a point, though could go deeper into the murkily complicit office politics on show.
Directed by Jay Roach and written by The Big Short‘s Charles Randolph, Bombshell brings the sexual harassment scandal of Fox News and Fox Television Stations CEO, Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) to the forefront.
Meanwhile, the classic stand-alone films “All the King’s Men” and “A Face in the Crowd” succeed by narrowing their focus to megalomaniacs in high places.