'Bombshell' review: Charlize Theron takes on Megyn Kelly, Roger Ailes, Fox News — with some help
by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Dec 16, 2019
3 minutes
One week after the tepid box office reception for "Richard Jewell," a well-acted, sneakily political, fact-adjacent drama of no little controversy, here comes "Bombshell" - another well-acted, sneakily political and fact-adjacent picture, representing the other side of what's left of the aisle in this country.
It's hard to assess the current working order of the checks and balances in our government. Hollywood, on the other hand, appears to be working the seesaw pretty well.
Like "Richard Jewell," "Bombshell" dramatizes a radioactive chunk of the very recent past. It's set
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