Let’s get this out of the way: Hedda is a good time. Without sacrificing depth, DaCosta really revels in the salacious mess of people manipulating one another over the course of a lavish party.

Tessa Thompson is radiant and commanding.

The machinations, like the camera’s movement, are elegant.

Just like the original play, the movie expertly tackles deep subject matter: the suffocating societal expectations and confines placed upon women, class anxiety, sexuality, and suppressed ambition.