After the Hunt Review — Luca Guadagnino’s #MeToo Drama is a Misfire

NYFF: After the Hunt Thrives on Julia Roberts' Provocative Portrayal of a Calculating Professor

©Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Engaging in meandering debates about clashing ethics and contentious power dynamics can reveals people’s drastically different views on social justice. The upcoming crime drama, After the Hunt, explores the dispute of morality, particularly related to sexual assault, with fearless abandon. First-time screenwriter Nora Garrett penned the new psychological thriller. She worked with director Luca Guadagnino, known fo…

After the Hunt Review — Luca Guadagnino’s #MeToo Drama is a Misfire

Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt presents as a twist on the #MeToo era in academia, but masquerades as a film about our true divider: class. It’s a shame that it fails to be a compelling take on either. For a filmmaker whose body of work has been so varied and successful, it’s a letdown to see his signature nuance get lost in what is his most formally basic film. After the Hunt Review The film stars Julia Roberts as Professor Alma Emhoff, an icy…

Movie Review – After the Hunt (2025)

Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Movie Review – After the Hunt (2025) After the Hunt, 2025. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny, Lio Mehiel, David Leiber, Thaddea Graham, Will Price, Christine Dye, Lailani Olan, and Nora Garrett. SYNOPSIS: A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation…