#films #scandal: Scoop (2024)
Rich and powerful people do vile, vile things. And they get away it, of course, because they are rich and powerful. This is the way it has always been and this is the way is always will be. Probably.
The recent film Scoop takes a look at a paricularly pungent slice of grubby and sticky pie. It focuses on a brilliant Newsnight investigation into the artist formerly known as Prince Andrew’s uber-close relationship with a verminous sex trafficker, who is now thankfully dead and therefore not worthy of naming. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Scoop is gripping and brilliant, with top drawer performances from Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, and Rufus Sewell, although all involved deserve a pat on the back, if not necessarily from Randy Andy.
© Paul D. Brazill.