‘Scoop’ (2024)
Scoop, Netflix’s new film about the work that went into securing Prince Andrew’s disastrous BBC Newsnight interview, almost feels like a sordid continuation of Peter Morgan’s The Crown. I mean hey, it’s got Gillian Anderson, a backstage look at life in Buckingham Palace, and a few quirky details about palace life you wouldn’t find anywhere else. It’s about the institutional decay that’s eating away at the royal family’s prestige. But more importantly, Scoop is about the work the press puts in to stand up to the powers that be, especially when those powers are in the wrong. Billie Piper shines as Sam McAllister, a barrister-turned-talent booker who chafes against classism to achieve her goals, but achieves them she does all the same.