Overview

• Roberts told People she began her career with little confidence and faced a few “really cruel” early critics, calling insecurity “crippling” and the industry unforgiving of embarrassment.
• On Good Morning America, Roberts said Andrew Garfield’s first take on his first day left her “sweating,” praising his immediate command of a demanding scene.
• Ayo Edebiri recalled having to slap Roberts for a scene and said the cast rehearsed for two weeks at Roberts’ San Francisco home to create a safe space for risky material.
• The drama follows a Yale professor and her star student after an accusation against a colleague sets off professional and personal fallout without revealing story outcomes.
• The Los Angeles Times published a negative review, calling it “a mystery with no curiosity” and arguing the script buries provocative ideas, as the film opens Oct. 10 in select theaters and expands Oct. 17.