‘Babygirl’ film review: Terrific performances in a film about lust without caution

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‘Babygirl’ film review: Terrific performances in a film about lust without caution

Just when you thought Nicole Kidman could surprise you no more, she’s gone and done it again.In Halina Reijn’s erotic drama Babygirl, Kidman is fierce, needy and vulnerable, up for humiliation and willing to lay herself bare. The wear and tear is visible on her cosmetically altered face and skinny body. The film’s heroine is concerned about ageing too, which adds an extra edge to her relationship with a much younger intern.That Romy (Kidman) hea…

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By Eduardo Párraga Nicole Kidman surprises again with a character far from conventional, a characteristic of her filmography. In her extensive career, the actress is not afraid to get involved in risky stories or to put herself under the orders of bold directors, with a very personal and daring type of cinema. She has even worked with the legendary Stanley Kubrick. Precisely, “Babygirl” (2024) forms a diptych of similar themes with the excellent…

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Babygirl Review: Fake Orgasm Guaranteed

Do men understand women and the depth of their carnal feelings? Are men capable of harnessing, controlling and influencing a woman’s true desires? Is all of sex just about faking orgasms? There’s plenty of existential questions that Nicole Kidman’s Babygirl can leave you with once you’ve watched it with a reasonably focussed mind. (Side note: It’s easy to be distracted and not focussed when Kidman is baring her near perfect body in a dozen, aest…