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Kevin Can F**k Himself (2021)
Very clever, dark and well setup for season 2!
This series is excellent and I highly recommend watching the whole season before making any judgements.
Please note this isn't a sitcom at all, far from it.
I've read reviews here that hate it because the sitcom perspective isn't funny or they hate the laugh track but that's literally one of the points of the show! It's not meant to be a sitcom, it's meant to be a rose coloured glasses perspective of Kevin, Neal and his father. It serves as a veil, not an actual sitcom.
There's a great setup for season 2 as we start to see the veil of the sitcom being lifted. This is a show that will grow stronger with each season.
Two Distant Strangers (2020)
A good message doesn't mean a good film
Yes the film is highlighting an important issue and the intention was good, but the actual delivery is appalling.
Very unnatural dialogue and awful acting made it very cringe-worthy.
This film only seems to be scoring well for the intention and not the outcome - definitely not Oscar worthy.
Malcolm & Marie (2021)
Malcolm and Marie
This movie isn't going to be for everyone. But that doesn't mean it's not an excellent movie.
Our two stars return home from a premiere of Malcolms where an argument ensues after Malcolm forgets to thank Marie during his speech. Like a scab you can't stop picking, each character can't help but go back to push the line of hurting their partner one more time.
The film delivers heavy hitting psychological jabs simply through the dialogue. It makes us question what it means to critique others intentions, it makes us question what our race plays in opinions and analysis, and it subjects us to many other complex issues solely through well performed dialogue with stunning noir cinematography.
For those that have seen Euphoria, you'll have witnessed the writing ability of Levinson before. Levinson has shown with Malcolm and Marie that his talent goes even further, and that he's got a pythonic grip on reality with a superb talent for nudging audiences to reevaluate theirs.
Both leads gave excellent performances. The only gripe I have with the casting unfortunately would be that although Zendaya gave an incredible performance, she looks too young to be playing Marie. Marie is meant to have been a junkie at the age of 20 but is now "recovered", Zendaya looks slightly too young and fresh faced as she only looks 20-22 on screen, because the dialogue constantly mentions the age of her drug induced years, it was just too hard to ignore - curse you beautiful skin! Regardless, this shouldn't take away from her performance and it is another weapon to add to her artillery of great work over the past few years.