Malcolm & Marie

Sam Levinson should have just filmed himself jerking off into the camera, woulda been sumthin different--and shorter. When the characters manage to shut the fuck up, the visuals are disarming and emotionally convincing: simple and effective framing, bold lighting, and textured use of the black & white format. The cigarette scene was great! Would've been greater if it punctuated a competently written script. Who's greenlighting the crap that keeps shooting out of Netflix's bright-red sphincter?

(MALCORONI & MACHEESE)

Truly annoying writing and performance. Feels like a director using the "Scenes From A Marriage" template to air out his shallow frustrations with the movie industry. Even if there is a grain of truth here and there - they become completely drowned out in a sea of obnoxious ranting.

Truly fantastic performances and cinematography, but it’s just so damn empty. I don’t agree with a lot of the major criticisms of this movie, especially because Washington’s character is clearly meant to be a jackass, but in the end it’s essentially not about anything besides itself.

Great delivery of lines by both actors. Cinematography was minimalist yet still very interesting. Music was good and kept me engaged. My main issue with this film is the pacing with the build up and subsequent calm down after every argument. No one argues in this manner in one night, and it made the lengthy monologues hard to handle sometimes.