MALCOLM AND MARIE (2021) - Movie Review
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Maggie is certainly one of the more interesting TH-cam film reviewers. A majority of reviewers on TH-cam are fairly pedestrian, unfortunately. That's because Maggie's style of reviewing is harder to do.
@@classicvideogoodies i didnt know her name is maggie. thanx for the info.
@@yoyololca That was the first thing she said in her very first TH-cam video.
Oh my god, easily. Puts every other movie reviewer on here to shame.
this movie feels as genuine as Vogue's 73 Questions With Daisy Ridley
hahaha
Curious about why you say this?
@@randywhite3947 did your curiosity lead you to watching the video i mention with that exact title? i wont judge you for your answer.
@@randywhite3947 this is why aliens dont visit us
@@randywhite3947 it hurts
"Art isn't suppose to have a message" - Sam Levin...I mean Malcolm
Later: 2 long monologues bluntly spelling out every word of the film's message.
I'm commenting for the algorithm, don't mind me.
Bump
This movie is a GQ Magazine photoshoot
exactly what I said while watching it. XD
I swear, it all looks so aesthetically pleasing
The reason why Levinson made this film was that he was disgusted by a female critic who trashed his first feature film. And the JD Washington character is based off Levinson.
barry jenkins didn't deserve this lol
I also immediately thought of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Only without the depth, surprise. and devastation.
I agree. I honestly almost turned it off but I forced myself through the last 40 minutes. Should have trusted my instinct.
"Like a college student that knows everything about life, because they subscribed to the new york times" - I have two questions? 1) Can I borrow this wonderful quote? 2) Will you marry me? :D
Very well spoken and articulated review. Probably my favorite from you.
god, i'm so glad i don't have netflix and wasn't tempted to check this out. Instead rewatched Badlands and Jules and Jim.
great review--despite the fact that I don't think I would get much out of watching this one, your review was enjoyable and gave me a lot to think about (as always)
Judging by what I'm seeing on Letterboxd, there are definitely two camps: love it or hate it.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on The Last Temptation of Christ. One of the most philosophically and ideologically complex films I've ever seen (only watched it for the first time recently), while simultaneously being perhaps the most controversial and dangerous film ever produced and released-- not that you didn't already know these things, I'm sure. I just know you'd do a great job picking it apart, and it'd be intriguing to see what you personally get out of the film
Me watching the movie: “You are by far the most excruciating, difficult, stubbornly obnoxious film I have ever seen in my entire life”.
Figured "ah why not" and decided to give it a try one night. 5 minutes into the rant about movie journalists and I turned it off. I'm all for independent, dialogue-driven films but it seemed insufferable.
Would have loved to hear you talk about Sam being the son of Barry Levinson - gives all of Sam's whining in this film another eye-rolling aspect
haha I didn't even know until I read the comments. This is why I suck at reviewing new movies. I know film history like the back of my hand. But new movies? That takes some doing. XD
@@deepfocuslens lol I don’t blame you as I only know about Barry Levinson because of Rain Man and The Bee Movie. Neither of which I assume film scholars are too hot on
@@CraftedWaffle --Try Diner.
@@georgerussell9525 added to watchlist, any other recommendations from his filmography?
@@CraftedWaffle -- Good Morning, Vietnam
Idk but Malcom and Marie felt like really characters to me.
You’ve probably already been asked this numerous times, but do you think you’ll review Saint Maud? Love to hear your opinion it.
I’m so glad someone felt the same way I did. You were able to give words to what I was thinking.
Love your channel! Great review!
It’s shocking how levinson can be so early in his career and be so opinionated on how he should be perceived
5:24 I had the same thought while watching it. Like, of course it's sam levinson's movie, obviously he is going to display what he thinks; But watching it just felt so obvious. It felt out of place like he was projecting his literal personality
Love your videos, can you do a review of The Skin I Live In by Pedro Almodovar and Lover's Rock by Steve McQueen?
Ugh! It was so tedious and pretentious in the first 2 minutes. I was out. congrats for sticking it out. And thank you for watching it so I don't have to. Love your excellent take on this. Your review is loaded with delicious and well warranted zinger. "The fog of hypocrisy is so thick I could barely make the actors out on screen"
I looked through your channel and you dont have a review for Sicario (2015). I'm really interested on what your thoughts would be on this film.
I agree but maybe it's the point... life is boring, real couple, real life is boring, we repeat the same argument. I think I like the fact that either Marie or Malcom have learned nothing, they haven't changed by this argument like all movies want us to believe. Of course nobody looks in real life like Zendaya and John.
It's repetitive and everybody tries to win the point by using rational tricks than emotional stuff but it never worked.
It's the battle of egos from both sex: Marie uses sex and vulnerability ( caricatural feminine energy..) Malcom uses money, power and anger over her.
I love the end when Marie thinks she finally won, but at the end instead of giving up by saying, He is sorry, Malcom said he loves her.
And every person who has been in relationship knows why Marie didn't buy for it..😊
I had to watch it twice to get past the story of the critics of the film and get that they were actually talking about the basic dynamic of long lasting relationship, especially the ugly part of it, the codependency, the routine, the lack of consideration on both sides and the love despite that.
Thanks for your review❤
most pretentious film i’ve personally ever seen. characters felt completely alien. was waiting for them to shut the fuck up and just go to sleep. a film that nails the concept i feel Levinson was going for here is Locke starring Tom Hardy. it’s a great film about a man basically arguing with himself in the mirror while juggling multiple phone calls about several different things that all directly affect his life.
Can’t wait for Ben Shapiro’s next film...
😂 😂 😂 😂
Give a chance to Mon Roi (My King) for a review, I think it would make a great material for analysis.
Marriage story the Calvin Klein ad.
*To some up Malcolm & Marie: P R E T E N T I O U S*
EDIT: yo props on the Khabib drop btw. NUMBA 1 BULLSHIT!
Movie reviewer that quotes Khabib... Yeah, you are the best
To paraphrase one of Lynch's works - This is the reviewer.
Sounds annoying as fuck, definitely gonna watch. I must say though, I think Euphoria is rather excellent.
Fuck is not annoying.
Just discovering yr channel. Absolutely love your reviews. Moreover, cassavetes is my favorite!
Even the title is terrible, M&M? 🥱
I like that top, one of my favorites, had to comment.😍
Hi Maggie, would you consider reviewing 3 films (or 2) in 15 minutes instead of one in 15 min? That would allow you to cross off more films from your viewers' requests. And 5-7 minutes is still a substantial amount of time to do an in-depth review for a single film. Siskel & Ebert only had 4 minutes, shared by the two guys, to review each film. Ebert once made the point that a 4-minute review on TV often had the same or higher word count than one of his written reviews.
I think I like these 10-20 minute in-depth reviews she’s been doing. Plus Maggie isn’t like any other movie reviewer out there (at least not on YT) and I wouldn’t want to change anything about her style.
in the future, we will be able to comment GIF or meme reactions but apparently, as of 2021, TH-cam thinks we're not ready for that
Awesome stuff! Have you seen Love Exposure?
Maggie, this is a movie worth your attention.
Amazing acting and great cinematography
The script is so pretentious that it made me roll my eyes.
Came straight to your video after it came out! A critic I trust
Sam is the son of Director Barry Levinson.
lmao at that khabib quote at the end. xD
Hi Maggie, Rules of the Game would be a nice film to review, and an easy one to review too, I would think, since its influence is still felt in modern period dramas like Downton Abbey, etc. Many ensemble dramas, like the ones by Robert Altman, and the many ensemble comedies we see often in film and TV past and present, with their intricate storylines, relationships, etc., all owe Rules of the Game a big debt.
Yeah, I've wanted to review that one since I saw it like 10 years ago. I'll have to add to my list.
Please, make a review of Mommy by Xavier Dolan. Please! Please!
Still waiting for Mr.Washington to give a good performance!
Am I really the only one that liked this movie ?
Yup
Yea, I think I'm going to ship this moive..
One of my favorite things about the film is the hypocrisy of it. Sam Levinson does all those things that Malcolm says he hates. There's this type of duality that the film has. Sam Levinson says Malcolm is narcissistic and Marie agrees with the critic, so if he is projecting, then he is calling himself out. His last film, Assassination Nation has a very clear, in your face message, the opposite of what Malcolm says.
i so agree
This movie was like that Woody Allen movie Stardust Memories but it has no irony or satire
Your right something like Whos Afraid Of Virginia Woolf was far better
To end a movie review with a Khabib quote, had to give a like. Hahaha.
Scathing but honest, balanced and nuanced; love it.
Argument, Overwrought Response...... Smokebreak.
Wish I would have come here before I wasted my time. Subscribed 🙏
I’m not seeing this, but I have to say in the nicest possible way that Zendaya annoys the shit out of me and I don’t like the sound of this movie.
100% agree
Definitely agree with you! The film was really disappointing!
Have you seen the sound of metal yet?
yeah, a while ago.
@@deepfocuslens noice, would really like to hear your take on it whenever you feel .especially on Riz Ahmed who it feels can’t miss atm, but really enjoying the content nonetheless🙏🏾
you should watch assassination nation also directed by Levinson.
Awful movie
Just for you.
Good Lord this sounds insufferable. Real shame as Euphoria was/is a great show.
I was honestly surprised it came from the same guy. That special episode that aired in dec was outstanding. I feel like he should stick to what he knows lol
Title of this movie should be changed to ..."Dumb People Watching"....
It was a hot piece of garbage. Insufferable. His last movie was not good but at least watchable. And the director's father directed Rain Man. Idk why he feels marginalised when he is privileged & proceeds to use JD Washington as a mouth piece. It's so misjudged & smug
Funny that you mention Rain Man because I was going to watch that last night but chose Frances Ha instead which is also a great film!
A very pretentious movie indeed
I watched the first 10 minutes of thsi film and it was god awful and I dared my friend to do the same. And then we had 5 games of online pool and he winner of the most games would have to watch this shit. And he had the final shot and if he scored it he would have won, he didn’t 😂 and then I put the black in and now he’s watching it! I feel so guilty!
And there was this review that said “once you’ve seen the first 20 minutes you’ve basically watched the entire movie”
I laughed so hard
Dont mention one of best movie ever made Who is afraid of Virginia woolf in review of this movie this is not right, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton at best, first movie with all cast have been nominated for oscar, girls won, man dont, i dont understand how Burton didnt win oscars for this movie, now actors from the man for all seasons win ho play Sir Thomas Moore
I absolutely loved this movie ! I think it was raw, beautiful and authentic. The bitterness against this industry was well justified and I personally heard Malcolm and not Sam Levinson. The fight didn't feel dull to me at all.
I've just uploaded a review on my channel, would love to get your opinion on it 😁
Her outfit is so pretty.
the movie is more about character and the feeling than plot, if you critic the plot of course it doesn't make much sense
But they didn't even give the characters any depth at all. It was such a turn off by the 2nd half. It was just disappointing all around.
All that oscar baiting and it ended up with a 58% on RT anyway, lol what a waste of time
A truly vapid and unsophisticated reading of the film and its characters. Everything you accused this film of you could also accuse “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”.of. It is a disgraceful injustice to project onto Malcolm what you think are Levinson’s opinions. You literally have NO idea what he thinks about anything. You also make the vacuous assumption that Levinson regards Malcolm as correct. Or justified. Or indeed the hero of this film. I don’t believe that is the case at all. Your review is a entirely simplistic reading of the dynamic between these two fictional characters. And you rather prove what Malcolm says about critics. That they are only concerned with the identity of the filmmakers rather than the substance of the story.
What substance? There is no substance in this pretentious piece of shit film! It literally IS just a mouth piece for Levinson to project all his political ideas onto his viewers just like the rest of his movies!!
I personally took alot out of the film when it comes to relationships with a lover or anyone really, but I love other perspectives so keep it up
This critique is so millennial. I was waiting for her to compare it to Harry Potter.
i disagree
I can't wait to hear you talk about Saint Maud.
this entire review is based on the assumption that the film and its creators are completely unaware of what they are doing.
it's a far more sophisticated picture than you make it seem because the film is entirely conscious of all the points you've made about it.
it's a film about itself, making fun of itself.
and that's just the vehicle into a study of communication between two people who obviously have a trauma-bond. at it's core, what is being explored is the concept of vulnerability vs ego. and narcissistic denial and insecurity.
the contradictions through out the film are
deliberate. that's what makes it humorous.
and to make the assumption that just because sam levinston wrote the film it must mean that malcolm must be his mouth piece is operating under the presumed judgement that a screenwriter can't write fiction.
Thank you!
this movie is a masterpiece
this looked kinda boring
This made me want to watch this movie so much
watch it. it's really good. i don't know what she was talking about lol
@@imanenthuse4009 Well...It made me want to watch it ironically haha We generally have similar taste, minus a few stand outs along the way.
It’s awful don’t waste your time
@@aaronshouting588 Yeah it's pretty damn bad. Some technical aspects were great, but couldn't get past how masterbatory it was. Fuck
Socioeconomic class is the central thing Hollywood and the left **aren't** talking about. It's all race and sex all the time. Btw, if you haven't seen Coleman Hughes' video "The Case for Color Blindness," you should. The man is a gift to clarity of thought, honesty and integrity.
Please reveiw the movie Edmond (2005). You are gonna like it!
This film is so bad!
i love this movie
999 saw it liked it
This is the first time I am not happy with your reaction for a movie
Please stop talking like a college textbook. I'm not a student.
The movie was amazing. John David Washington and Zendaya did a phenomenal job in acting. The movie is not your stereotypical movie with a lot of actions (car chase, fight, nudity, cars explosion, special effects). It is deep, substantive, minimalistic and thought provoking. it is a movie for an adult audience , not for teenager. It wasn't boring at all and with some suspense. Not many actors can pull that off. It was first and foremost a story about a couple at their lowest point. they had to argue to sort things out. At the same time, reflecting on the filmmaking industry. This wasn't out of character with one of the main characters, Malcom, being a film director. I don't see the pretention of Sam Levinson, a director himself, son of a movie director in engaging in a discussion about the role of film critics in relationship to filmmakers. JDW is an actor, the son of the greatest American actor of the 21 Century. Who are better equipped than these two to fictionalize issues within their profession? Where is the pretention? John David and Sam Levinson live in that world, know it from the inside out . They have the right and the knowledge to discuss about everything involving their craft.
I 100% agree with you. Everybody is so use to fast pace and this movie showed
a more realistic view on relationships.
I loved the film too. Im sure libtards are brainwashed to hate it.
Just based on the IMDb description it looks like a derivative Cassavetes rip off. Can’t judge it without seeing it but yeah looks like nothing we’ve never seen before