Woman of the Hour (2024) Review: A Chilling True-Crime Thriller.

In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick manages to peel back the layers of Hollywood glamour and reveal its disturbing underbelly in Woman of the Hour, a true-crime thriller that intertwines the glitzy absurdity of a 1970s game show with the grim reality of a serial killer's ongoing murder spree. Based on the true story of Rodney Alcala, infamously dubbed "The Dating Game Killer," the film juxtaposes the entertainment world’s lighthearted frivolity with the darkness lurking just beneath its surface.Set in the bizarre and tacky universe of the 1970s, the film offers up an unsettling juxtaposition: Alcala, a prolific serial killer, made a chilling appearance on The Dating Game in 1978 while actively murdering women. The story that unfolds is equal parts unnerving and tragic, centring on Cheryl Bradshaw (played by Kendrick), an aspiring actress unaware that she’s sharing the stage with a predator.

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