Malcolm & Marie
Emmy-winner Zendaya and Tenet's John David Washington are a couple battling a tense night that tests the limits of their relationship in this black-n-white one-location drama from the writer-director of Euphoria.
A filmmaker (Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya) return home following a celebratory movie premiere as he awaits what’s sure to be imminent critical and financial success. The evening suddenly takes a turn as revelations about their relationships begin to surface, testing the strength of their love.
Less2021Rating: R16, Strong coarse language106 minsUSA
DramaRomance
- Director:
- Sam Levinson
- Writer:
- Sam Levinson
- Cast:
- ZendayaJohn David Washington
Malcolm & Marie | Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
The whole movie comes across as deeply self-conscious, more concerned with how it sounds than what it's saying...
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Total Film
A film of the moment, powered by Covid, BLM and #MeToo - but good enough to stand the test of time.
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IndieWire
It's like watching Tiger Woods play a full round of miniature golf with the same intensity he brings to the Masters.
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Los Angeles Times
Words turn out to be the undoing of "Malcolm & Marie," not just because there are so many of them, but because they feel like the building blocks of a meta-movie parlor trick...
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Empire Magazine
Zendaya and John David Washington deliver career-best performances in this mesmerising two-hander that ruminates on love, life and art.
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The Age
For all Levinson's attention to the ever-shifting "discourse" around cinema, there's something quite traditional if not outright old-fashioned in his portrayal of the relation between a male artist and his rebellious muse.
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Slant Magazine
Expending so much energy anticipating our avenues of interpretation, Malcolm & Marie leaves us with little to interpret.
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Malcolm & Marie is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix.