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Promising Young Woman. Will it take home the big prize? Focus Features This year, eight films are in the running for Best Picture, the most prestigious award at the Oscars. That’s a lot of movies to watch, analyze, and enjoy! So in the days before the ceremony on April 25, Vox staffers are looking at each of the nominees in turn. What makes this film appealing to Academy voters? What makes it emblematic of the year? And should it win? Below, Vox film critic Alissa Wilkinson, senior correspondent Alex Abad-Santos, culture writer Constance Grady, and critic at large Emily VanDerWerff talk abo...

In Emerald Fennell's "Promising Young Woman," Cassie Thomas (Carey Mulligan) is a misunderstood hero fighting crime in a modern day society.

Hollywood-Asia: Interview with Young Promising Woman star Carey Mulligan AKIPRESS.COM - A member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Serge Rakhlin exclusively for the Hollywood - Asia project of AKIpress and Los Angeles film festival executive Asel Sherniyazova talked to actress Carey Mulligan starring in Young Promising Woman. Q: Promising Young Woman is a really intriguing film because it walks this fine line between being this incredibly introspective drama but has these comedic release valves throughout it. Please talk about the tone of the film for you, as a title character. - I t...

"I decided it was time to take matters into my own hands."

Promising Young Woman. Promising Young Woman is a revenge thriller romantic comedy—a melding of genres as bold as the film itself. Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, the film stars Carey Mulligan as a woman haunted by a traumatic event in her past. As a result, she dedicates her life to seeking revenge on predatory men. One of the last movies I saw in theaters was this film's premiere at Sundance. After it ended, I struck up a conversation with the stranger sitting next me (in the glory days of when we could do that) and he said, “I will make sure my son sees this.” It was then th...