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Zendaya rises to the occasion in new film – but what’s the point of it? – Sydney Morning Herald
Made under strict “social distancing” conditions, this intimate relationship drama is also an intervention into current debates about cinema.
Malcolm (John David Washington) is an up-and-coming director whose new movie, about an addict trying to get clean, has just been unveiled and looks set to be his breakout success. Back at his swanky open-plan home in Malibu, hes full of himself and his own triumph, even as he sounds off about his frustration with sanctimonious journalists who have him pigeon-holed as an African-American filmmaker.
Less over the moon is his significantly younger girlfriend Marie (Zendaya, also one of the stars of…
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