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*If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* is the best kind of nightmare, with Rose Byrne delivering one of the fiercest performances in recent memory as a mother under duress.

Mary Bronstein's grimly hilarious odyssey, one of **'s favorite films of 2025, has generated much awards buzz for Byrne's dizzying performance, earning her a Golden Globe, an Independent Spirit Award, and the prestigious Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, not to mention an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.

"Byrne is gobsmacking as a strung-out caregiver at the end of her rope, each minutiae of her forced smile begging for someone, anyone, to validate her anguish instead of blaming her for it," raves EW*.* "It's an ugly but honest portrait of the self-doubting, resentful side of motherhood doused in Lovecraftian existential terror. This is not 'I am woman, hear me roar!'; it's 'I'm f---ing human, let me scream.'"

Below, we unpack the movie's nerve-shredding twists, cathartic ending, and what it all means.**

What is If I Had Legs I'd Kick You about?

Rose Byrne as Linda in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'.

*If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, *with its queasy camerawork and suffocating closeups, is an intimate portrait of Linda. She's well past her breaking point amid a series of crises, several of which involve her anxious daughter (Delaney Quinn), whose unspecified health issues require her to have a feeding tube.

Her situation grows immeasurably worse when a hole opens in the ceiling of her Long Island apartment, flooding the unit and forcing her to into a seaside motel. Her husband, Charles (Christian Slater), is away on a months-long work trip, forcing her to deal with their obstinate landlord alone.

It only gets worse from there, with a strung-out Linda clashing with her daughter's doctor, a vengeful parking attendant, a doomed hamster, and her own therapist (Conan O'Brien), who has none of the answers she needs. The only person who shows her any grace is motel boss James (ASAP Rocky), who lives in the room next door and helps her buy cocaine on the dark web.

Linda, who works as a therapist herself, struggles to stay attentive during sessions with her clients, including Caroline (Danielle Macdonald), a young mother struggling with postpartum anxiety and the fear of something horrible happening to her child.**

What happened to Caroline?

Danielle Macdonald as Caroline in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'.

During one session with Caroline, the young mother goes to the bathroom and never returns, leaving her infant child alone with Linda. After an unproductive call with Caroline's belligerent husband (Ronald Bronstein), Linda gives the child to the police.

Later, she receives an email from Caroline. Attached to it is a video of Andrea Yates, the real Texas woman who drowned her five children amid an episode of postpartum psychosis and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, per the *New York Times.*

"Better to tie a millstone around your neck and throw yourself into the sea, rather than cause someone to stumble," Yates tells an interviewer in the clip, referencing a quote attributed to Jesus Christ in the New Testament.

"I am not trying to be her," Caroline writes in the email.**

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Caroline eventually surprises Linda at the motel. Manic, she asks Linda if she "understands" her fears about motherhood and her own capacity for violence. "All of their faces. Their little faces, they look at us and there is nothing there," she says.

Linda offers to take her to the emergency room, but that's not what Caroline wants. She's yearns for Linda to empathize with her, which Linda, stuck in a limbo between the personal and professional, can't bring herself to do. It's the latest instance of many in *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* of desperate people trying (and failing) to get the answers (and empathy) they desire.

Frustrated, she slaps Linda and runs to the nearby beach. Linda tries to chase her, but gives up as Caroline disappears into the darkness.**

What illness does Linda's daughter have?

Rose Byrne as Linda with her daughter in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'.

The illness afflicting Linda's daughter is never specified, though it involves disordered eating and the necessitation of a feeding tube. Linda feels as if the tube is exacerbating the issues, but her doctor disagrees, saying that the tube can only be removed if she meets specific weight goals.

Unable to fix Caroline's problems, Linda endeavors to solve one of her own. That means returning to the motel and removing the feeding tube from her daughter's stomach. That sounds risky, but she *was* told by a doctor that the procedure doesn't require surgery and that the hole will close by itself.

So she begins pulling it out. And pulling. And pulling. The sequence exists in a liminal space between reality and hallucination, with the tube seeming to go on forever. And once it's removed, Linda watches as the gaping wound begins to pulse before closing up neatly before her eyes.**

Does Linda fix the hole in her ceiling?

ASAP Rocky as James and Christian Slater as Charles in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'.

Holes are a recurring motif in *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You*, with the literal holes in her daughter's gut and her apartment's ceiling representing a figurative one, a cosmic void that feels all-consuming. Having fixed the hole in her daughter, she chooses to believe that perhaps the hole in her home is also gone.

When she arrives at the apartment, she's elated to see that it's repaired. Charles is there, overseeing men in hazmat suits as they clean up the remaining debris and paint over the new plaster.

Charles' less-than-enthusiastic response to seeing Linda dulls her excitement somewhat, especially when he implies she made the situation worse. In the car, she asks if he loves her. His "yes," though, is tepid.

Back at the motel, she's terrified of him seeing that she not only removed the feeding tube, but left their daughter alone in the room. But it turns out she's not alone — James is there.

Linda tells Charles that James is the babysitter, but James isn't playing along. He tells them that the girl was "scared s--tless," pounding on the wall for help. He also implies that the hole in her belly did not close.

"What did you do?" Charles asks, and Linda realizes that her problems aren't solved, after all. If anything, a whole slew of new ones have spawned.**

What happens at the end of If I Had Legs I'd Kick You?

Delaney Quinn as Linda's daughter at the end of 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'.

Overwhelmed, Linda takes after Caroline and absconds to the beach. Yates' words about tying a millstone around your neck and throwing yourself into the sea hang in the salty air as Linda dives into the crashing waves.

The sea, however, doesn't consume her. It spits her back out onto the beach. There, Linda lies in the sand, attempting the breath work that's meant to calm her nerves. As she drifts in and out of consciousness, we hear the voice of her daughter. Soon, her daughter begins to sing.

In a sequence that could be real or could be all in her head, we finally see her daughter's face for the first time. Throughout the entire film, she's been a voice offscreen — pleading, crying, nagging, and screaming. Here, though, her disposition is tender and forgiving, and it completely changes how the audience sees the character.

The same goes for Linda, who softens at the recognition of her daughter's humanity, which is all too easy to overlook in times of crisis.

Earlier, Linda admitted to her therapist that she's "one of those people that's not supposed to be a mom." She said, "I'm not a mom. I'm not. This isn't supposed to be what it's like. This isn't it. This can't be it." But, lying in the sand, her daughter's face before her, she appears to accept that, yes, this is it. And it's worth it.

"I'll be better, I promise," she says, echoing a similar promise made by the child earlier in the movie. "I'll be better."

Will she, though? It's nice to think so.**

Where can I watch If I Had Legs I'd Kick You?

*If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* is available to stream on HBO Max.

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- Timothée Chalamet sparked controversy by saying "no one cares" about ballet or opera at a February town hall with Matthew McConaughey.

- The comments resurfaced in March and drew backlash from fellow artists like Doja Cat.

- Chalamet comes from a dance family: his grandmother, mother, and sister all danced with the New York City Ballet.

Timothée Chalamet is in awards season overdrive for A24's *Marty Supreme*, which earned him Oscar nods for Best Actor and, as a producer, Best Picture. He's spent months promoting the ping-pong film in over-the-top fashion: pitching ridiculous ideas in a staged Zoom, standing atop the Las Vegas Sphere, wearing bright orange branded jumpsuits, and even hosting a town hall with his *Interstellar *costar Matthew McConaughey.

That last stunt, filmed at the University of Texas at Austin, recently went viral due to Chalamet's comments about ballet and opera — and the internet is not happy with him.

So, what exactly did he say? And how might it impact his Oscar chances? Read on as we break down the controversy.

What did Timothée Chalamet say about ballet and opera?

Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey during their town hall on Feb. 21, 2026.

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During his *Variety *and CNN town hall with McConaughey, Chalamet weighed in on the obstacles movie theaters face in modern times.

"I admire people, and I've done it myself, who go on a talk show and go, 'Hey, we gotta keep movie theaters alive. You know, we gotta keep this genre alive,'" he explained. "And another part of me feels like, if people want to see it, like *Barbie*, like *Oppenheimer*, they're going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it."

Then came his comments about ballet and opera. "And I don't want to be working in ballet or opera, or you know, things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive,' even though it's like, no one cares about this anymore," he said, earning laughs from McConaughey and the audience.

Chalamet — whose grandmother, mother, and sister all danced with the New York City Ballet — seemed to realize how his words might land. "All respect to the ballet and opera people out there," he added, joking, "I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason."

How have people responded to Chalamet's comments about ballet and opera?

Timothée Chalamet attends A24's 'Marty Supreme' New York premiere on Dec. 16, 2025.

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Many ballet dancers and opera singers fired back at Chalamet. The Metropolitan Opera shared an Instagram video celebrating its crew with the caption, "This one's for you, @tchalamet… 👀."

London's Royal Ballet and Opera posted a similar clip noting, "Every night at the Royal Opera House, thousands of people gather for ballet and opera. … If you'd like to reconsider, @tchalamet, our doors are open." The Seattle Opera went a different route, offering 14% off select *Carmen *seats with the code "TIMOTHEE" and quipping in the caption, "Timmy, you're welcome to use it too."

On the March 9 broadcast of *The View*, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, and guest cohost Sheryl Underwood all discussed Chalamet's comments. Hostin called them "vapid" and "shallow," while Goldberg, who pointed out his family ties to ballet, said he should know better.

"Be careful, boy … Don't apologize when you've insulted. It doesn't sound right," the EGOT winner warned. "You can't say, 'Oh, this is dumb, no disrespect.' That's absolute disrespect."

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Grammy-winning artist Doja Cat also chimed in. In a March 8 TikTok video that's since been deleted, she slammed Chalamet, saying, "Opera is 400 years old. Ballet is 500 years old. Somebody named Tim-oh-tay Cha-lam-et had the nerve to say — on camera — that nobody cares about it."

The "Say So" singer went on to praise the dedication of the performers, saying, "Dancers show up at 8am, 6am. They show up and they break and they bleed, every single day. Just because they have respect for it."

"They love what they do. It doesn't matter if the industry is having a tough time at any time, which a lot of industries have a tough time… Doesn't mean people don't care about it. People care," she continued. "The dancers care, the singers care, the audience cares. There's still an audience. People give a f---. You show up in a nice outfit. You sit the f--- down and shut the f--- up. That's the usual etiquette around those things. Maybe learn something from that."

** has reached out to representatives for Chalamet for comment.

Will Chalamet's recent comments hurt his chances at the Oscars?

Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser in 'Marty Supreme'.

Probably not. The town hall initially took place on Feb. 21, and while Oscar voting closed on March 5, his controversial comments about ballet and opera didn't gain much traction online until the following weekend. As such, Chalamet likely avoided any immediate fallout for the incident.

He's been considered a Best Actor frontrunner for much of this awards season, but his momentum has seemingly slowed. Though Chalamet took home trophies at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, he missed some key victories that serve as a barometer for Oscars glory, namely at the Actor Awards, where Michael B. Jordan won for his dual role in *Sinners*. (The Actor Awards voting block notably shares ample crossover with Academy members.) Many outlets' Academy Award predictions, including EW's, now have Jordan in the lead.

Of course, Chalamet still has a shot at the Oscar, though some of his past comments could come back to haunt him.

What past comments could impact Chalamet's Oscar chances?

Timothée Chalamet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Chalamet isn't shy about dreaming big. During his acceptance speech at the 2025 Actor Awards, he said he's "in the pursuit of greatness" and wants to be "one of the greats," citing Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, Viola Davis, Michael Jordan, and Michael Phelps as inspiration.

That bold energy has carried over into his unconventional, flashy *Marty Supreme *press tour, which may have rubbed some legacy Academy members the wrong way.

In December 2025, Chalamet collaborated with anonymous rapper EsDeeKid on the track "4 Raws Remix," name-dropping *Marty Supreme *and even referencing his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner. But the line that really stands out now? "My life is an opera."

That same month, he openly claimed he's delivered "top-of-the-line performances" over the years, but *Marty Supreme *is his best work yet. "This is really some top-level s---," he said.

Despite some comments raising eyebrows, Chalamet told IndieWire it fits the *Marty Supreme *vibe. "This is in the spirit of Marty," Chalamet said when asked about the press tour. "It's a movie about the pursuit of a dream. I'm leaving it on the field. Whether it's the merch or the Zoom or the media appearances, I'm trying to get this out in the biggest way possible. In the spirit of Marty Mauser."

Even beyond the press tour, Chalamet has been open about his career choices. In a November 2025 interview with *Vogue*, Chalamet was blunt when asked if he'd ever go back to TV: "No."

The answer quickly divided fans, with some pointing back to his 2024 appearance on *This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von*.

On the podcast, Chalamet talked about his intense approach to acting and how it stacks up against TV work. "This is a little misconception about actors and acting: You can have a cushy job on a TV show — if you don't give a f--- about your work, it can be a great lifestyle," he said. "You're making, like, high-six-figures, maybe low-seven-figures. And you're just showing up."

By contrast, he said filmmaking is a grind. "If you give a f--- about what you're doing, these are long ass days. These are 14-hour days, six days a week, sometimes, three months. Look, I know people got it way harder, but I want to feel that grit."

He went on to call himself the "hardest working man," and added, given the unique lifestyle of acting, "Why do this if you're not gonna go as hard as possible?"

As expected, fans were split. Some felt Chalamet was shading TV actors, suggesting that they don't really care about their work. Considering so many Oscar winners — Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, and even McConaughey — have done incredible TV work, that kind of attitude could have definitely turned some voters off.

Meanwhile, some fans defended Chalamet, saying he was just pointing out how demanding it is when you truly commit to a role.**

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Russia and Ukraine both claim frontline progress with USbrokered talks on hold HANNA ARHIROVA Tue, March 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM UTC 0 1 / 0Russia Ukraine WarPeople look at fragments of a Russian drone that hit residential neighbourhood during air attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko) () KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian officials are making contradictory claims of battlefield successes in their 4yearold war, with Ukraine saying it has pushed Moscow's forces back in some places on the front line but the Kremlin insisting that Russia's invasion...

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian officials are making contradictory claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war, with Ukraine saying it has pushed Moscow's forces back in some places on the front line but the Kremlin insisting that Russia's invasion of its neighbor is making progress.

At the same time, Russia's almost daily aerial attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine continue, with overnight drone strikes on two cities injuring at least 14 people, including two children, emergency services said Tuesday.

Ukraine's air force said that it shot down 122 out of 137 drones that Russia launched during the night.

U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine are on hold as Washington's attention is gripped by the Iran war, which has drawn the international spotlight from Ukraine's plight as it strives to hold back Russia's bigger army.

Despite being short of soldiers, Ukrainian forces have recently retaken nearly all the territory of the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk industrial region during a counteroffensive, driving Russian troops out of more than 400 square kilometers (150 square miles), Maj. Gen. Oleksandr Komarenko said in an interview published Tuesday by local media outlet RBC-Ukraine.

He described the overall situation on the front line as difficult but under control, with the heaviest fighting continuing near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine and Oleksandrivka in the south, where he said Russian forces have concentrated their main effort.

There was no independent verification of his description of the military situation.

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However, the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said late Monday that recent Ukrainian counterattacks "are generating tactical, operational and strategic effects that may disrupt Russia's spring-summer 2026 offensive campaign plan."

Meanwhile, a Kremlin aide said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump late Monday that Russian forces are "advancing rather successfully" in Ukraine.

That progress should "encourage" Kyiv to "move toward a negotiated settlement of the conflict," Yuri Ushakov told reporters — even though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly demanded a lasting peace deal and European governments accuse Putin of feigning interest in talks while the Russian military keeps hammering Ukraine.

The Kremlin is hoping that the Iran war will bring it a financial windfall from rising oil prices, distract global attention from the Ukraine war, run down Western arsenals and force the U.S. and its NATO allies to reduce military support for Kyiv.

Zelenskyy, meanwhile, is hoping that by supplying its cutting-edge and battle-tested drone technology to the United States and its Gulf partners for the war in the Middle East, Ukraine will win more international diplomatic leverage against Moscow.

He is also seeking a reciprocal supply of advanced American-made air defense missiles Ukraine needs to counter Russia's attacks.

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