‘Malcolm & Marie’ Review: A Promising Premise With Disappointing Results
Sam Levinson's latest film can't keep up with the excellence of its performances.

Pearl Jam play live at City Square, Milan, Italy on June 17th 1992. >> SETLIST: Oceans, Even Flow, Why Go, Jeremy, State of Love and Trust, Improvisation (Part Where I Play The Pope), Black, Alive, Improvisation (Once in Our Lives), Once, Footsteps (with “Three Little Birds” tease), Deep (with “When The Saints Come Marching In” tease), Porch >> ENCORE: Suggestion (Fugazi cover), Garden, Rockin' in the Free World (Neil Young cover)
Sam Levinson's latest film can't keep up with the excellence of its performances.
Adapted from a 2014 novel by Atticus Lish, Preparation for the Next Life is the feature film debut of documentary filmmaker Bing Liu. With the help of screenwriter Martyna Majok, he paints a realistic and somber portrayal of Aishe, a Uyghur immigrant, as she struggles to make a living while undocumented in the United States.
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
So with the recent (rightful) public apologies to Britney from comedians and media for trashing her image in the 2000s, perhaps some people should also give Crossroads the fair chance it deserves. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, and that is fine. Personally, I will take my girl Britney and her movie, over the next testosterone "Dude Flick" any day.