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Feb 5, 2021 · MALCOLM & MARIE is an exhausting romantic drama that, aside from the stunning black and white cinematography, is forced to rely on the two actors’ chemistry and the script. While the performances are compelling, the script is rife with monologues about politics, Hollywood narcissism, and movie critics. This dialogues does little to flesh out ...
Feb 5, 2021 · MALCOLM & MARIE (played by John David Washington and Zendaya) have just returned home from the premiere of what promises to be Malcolm's breakthrough film as a director. He's on a high, riffing on the ridiculousness of the White critics fawning over him all night. She's tense and barely putting up with his boasting.
Synopsis. Writer-director Malcolm Elliott (John David Washington) returns home from his film premiere with his girlfriend Marie Jones (Zendaya). Malcolm eagerly anticipates the critical reviews following the emotional audience response from the screening. When he notices Marie looking displeased, he urges her to tell him what is bothering her.
Feb 5, 2021 · Writer-director Sam Levinson spends a good deal of time in “Malcolm & Marie” complaining about critics, which feels like a boxer leading with his chin. Pairing Zendaya and John David ...
Feb 5, 2021 · The same argument could be made of “Malcolm & Marie,” a movie with plenty of relationship venom and vitriol without any real bite. At least Malcolm’s latest movie got a good review. Levinson ...
Feb 5, 2021 · Malcolm & Marie is a five-paragraph essay: the nexus, the thesis, is right there up front, and everything that follows is just supporting evidence. Maybe that’s the point. Maybe that’s the point.
Feb 4, 2021 · Richard Brody reviews the upcoming Netflix dramatic-feature “Malcolm & Marie,” directed by Sam Levinson, starring John David Washington and Zendaya, and shot entirely in lockdown.
