There is an exciting story behind Ailes’ downfall. It is the one where [Gretchen] Carlson risks [Roger] Ailes’ legendarily vindictive wrath to build a David vs. Goliath lawsuit against him, including secretly recording their meetings. Instead, Bombshell is a movie about [Megyn] Kelly’s decision to follow Carlson’s lead. That is not the main story material. That is a detail to be included in the epilogue to a better movie.
Still though, Bombshell will make the serviceable b-movie half of a great double-feature, once Hollywood releases the sequel, which focuses on Matt Lauer, Tom Brokaw, Chris Matthews, Touré Neblett, and the rest of the craziness over at NBC…