Woman of the Hour - Movie Review HD Online
One year has passed since I saw Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023. I'm still troubled by it. The movie, which was written by Ian McDonald, is based on the real-life events surrounding Rodney Alcala's 1978 appearance on The Dating Game, where he was a serial rapist and murderer. As Sheryl, a budding actress, and rival who paired with him on that fatal day, Kendrick not only delivers a typically witty and clever performance, but she also demonstrates as a director a deep interest in the power of the gaze, both human and cinematic. Stream the movie online on Soap2 Day HD . Alcala reminds all of his victims mostly disadvantaged women—that they are lovely. He works as a photographer. He knows of the power of his camera and his focus. Kendrick starts her movie with a 1977 murder victim. Before we see her, we hear her off-screen. Alcala's lens frames the first picture of her. He encourages her to try to for