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Malcolm and Marie
are in play. If you havenât seen the film yet, nowâs the time to catch up on the fireworks.
If youâre looking for a knock down, drag out fight of emotional stakes, then writer/director Sam Levinsonâs
Malcolm and Marie is the movie for you. Over the course of almost two hours, Zendaya and John David Washington wage war against each other, through words and gestures, that push their titular pair to the edge and back again. By time we get to
Malcolm And Marieâs ending, both characters have laid it all out on the field, and only one can be declared the winner. Weâre about to look into the final moments of that film, and itâll come with a breakdown of what both parties were looking for that night, answering the question every couple has after a big fight: who won?
Malcolm and Marie Cinematographer Marcell Rév Breaks Down Key Scenes
Framing the Scene: Malcolm & Marie DP On Sam Levinson s Black and White Homage to Movies
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Hungarian cinematographer Marcell Rév is a long-time collaborator of “Malcolm & Marie” writer-director Sam Levinson. The pair first worked together on Levinson’s feature debut “Assassination Nation” and continued into the hit HBO series “Euphoria.” For their latest, most intimate feat, a two-hander starring Zendaya and John David Washington as a couple confronting their turbulent relationships over the course of one night, Rév and Levinson had to scale down.
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When the film Malcolm & Marie was announced, I presumed it had to do something with the human rights activist, since Denzel Washington, the father of this film’s lead John David Washington, played the titular lead in the film Malcolm X. Then, the promotional materials arrived and proved me wrong. But interestingly, Malcolm & Marie does quote the 1992 film’s director Spike Lee more than a couple of times as well as some prolific Black filmmakers of this century. Unfortunately, these are the only sequences that stand out in this 200-minute talkathon.
Right after coming back home from his first film premiere as a director, Malcolm (Washington) and his wife Marie (Zendaya) discuss the evening which eventually leads to topics such as films, the society, their relationship, their early days, and much more. As we buckle up to know more about this couple, we’re introduced to a series of tirades and verbal blows mixed with emotional monologues and making out sessi