CW for this film & episode: r*pe / sexual assault

This week, BFFC are excited to cover PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, the long-awaited feature debut of Emerald Fennell. Discussed: the myth of the "nice guy", religious iconography in the film, and the way the film walks the line between the typical satire of the r*pe-revenge genre and realism.

ORG OF THE EP: Free Black Women's Library - https://www.gofundme.com/f/TheFreeBlackWomensLibrary

Media mentioned in the episode: Carrie Whitmer, "How 'Promising Young Woman' Weaponizes Hollywood's Nice Guys" - https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/1/19/22238452/promising-young-woman-casting-adam-brody-bo-burnham-max-greenfieldPriscilla Page (@BBW_BFF), 'Cassie as an avenging angel in Promising Young Woman': https://twitter.com/bbw_bff/status/1352870942326759424?s=12