Philippa Snow is a critic and essayist. Her work has appeared in ArtReview, Frieze, the White Review, the Nation, the New Statesman, and the New Republic. Her first book, Which as You Know Means Violence, is out now with Repeater.

11.25.2023

Philippa Snow

A Sociopathic Julianne Moore and a Narcissistic Natalie Portman Clash in May December

In May December, a narcissistic actress gets the role of her dreams: playing a woman who slept with, got pregnant by, and later married a twelve-year-old. It pits an actress desperate for fame against an emotionally hollow sociopath.

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A Sociopathic Julianne Moore and a Narcissistic Natalie Portman Clash in May December