Sara Stewart is a film and culture writer who lives in western Pennsylvania. The new Hulu film stars Emma Thompson as Nancy, a retired schoolteacher and widow who hires a much-younger sex worker (Daryl McCormack) for a series of encounters in a hotel room. "Leo Grande" is one of two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson's best-ever roles, and that's saying something. Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack in the film GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE. I've been writing about movies for quite a while and one aspect of film that has remained maddeningly constant -- with a handful of exceptions -- is the howlingly stupid portrayal of women's sexual pleasure.

Source: CNN June 20, 2022 07:55 UTC