'I was appalled to be tarred as misogynist': Variety critic hits back at Carey Mulligan's sexism accusations

Exclusive: Dennis Harvey, the critic whose review of Promising Young Woman prompted outrage from its star and an apology from his editors, has spoken out

Dennis Harvey, the veteran film critic whose review of Promising Young Woman has sparked a furore across the industry, has hit back at accusations of misogyny amid calls for Variety to fire him.

Harvey’s review was published more than a year ago, following the film’s premiere at the Sundance film festival. Largely positive, it nonetheless queried the central casting, saying that while “a fine actress” Mulligan “seems a bit of an odd choice as this admittedly many-layered apparent femme fatale”.

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