I would watch a two-hour compilation of Nicole Kidman taking out the trash, so maybe I’m not the best judge of whether her upcoming film Babygirl—an A24 production that also stars Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas—actually looks good, or just horny enough to get the Carol-loving audience filing into theaters on Christmas Day. (For what it’s worth, it’s reviews out of Venice were quite good!) One thing’s for sure, though: Babygirl is already inspiring discourse.
Watch the first full Babygirl trailer for yourself, then see (literally) all my thoughts about it below.
- Finally, a wig worthy of Nicole Kidman!
- Wait, is that even a wig? Is that just her real hair? Will wonders never cease?
- I’m choosing to believe the dog being called a “good girl” is actually Amy Adams in Nightbitch.
- Ooh, a Christmas-themed A24 logo!
- Do they make ornaments?
- Okay, I was joking, but it seems they do.
- Botox needles are the hottest accessory in film right now, apparently.
- This whole busy-high-powered-working-mom thing is a common Kidman trope, but that doesn’t mean I’m not excited to see her embrace it yet again.
- This time with sexy-intern intrigue, apparently!
- “I think you like to be told what to do.” Damn!
- Is this yet another May-December movie?
- This tracking shot of what I think is a fancy New York apartment is making me think of one of my favorite movie scenes of all time: the part where they rob Audrina’s house in The Bling Ring.
- Is this not also kind of just…Fair Play, only less corporate?
- Milk!
- Okay, I don’t hate Harris Dickinson in a Connell-from-Normal People chain.
- Pool games? Okay, that’s the kind of torrid affair I can get behind.
- Hey, Antonio Banderas!
- I’ve long said we need more sexy Christmas movies, so I’m going to be seated as hell for this one.
