In the lead-up to their premieres at Venice Film Festival, Netflix has begun to promote their slew of potential awards contenders.
- Marriage Story | Released on Netflix December 6 2019
Noah Baumbach's latest piece stars Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver and follows the divorce between a stage director (Driver) and a stage actress (Johansson) spanning across New York City and Los Angeles. Marriage Story is slowly becoming my most anticipated film of the rest of this year. The performances are already so devastatingly real, and I am so excited for Scarlett Johansson to remind the world that before she became Black Widow, she was an award-winning character actress and earned her status because of the talent demonstrated in her subtle, nuanced performances, and that same talent is shining through here. Adam Driver is also on a winning streak. BlacKkKlansman, The Report and his signature role as Kylo Ren is coming to a close in the hotly anticipated The Rise Of Skywalker, also coming later this year. It is so exciting to see these stars strip back the layers of billion dollar franchises and remind the world of their versatility and their honesty. Noah Baumbach's Kramer Vs Kramer for the modern age cannot come soon enough.- The King | Released on Netflix November 1 2019
While 2017 was Timothee Chalamet's year for coming of age teen dramas, 2019 seems to be his year for period dramas. With Little Women and The King, he is already re-inventing his onscreen persona and its really exciting to see. The King looks truly epic, and he - so far - is demonstrating an ability to carry a film of this scale with ease. So far, he can do no wrong. His accent is brilliant and he is carrying a sinister, scandalous energy in a chillingly subtle fashion and I am looking forward to seeing him really dig his teeth into this role especially since his role in Little Women seems to be on the lighter end of the spectrum. This trailer for The King is everything I want. And so is that poster.- The Laundromat | Released on Netflix September 27 2019
When reading the premise of The Laundromat, I was not remotely interested. Yes, Meryl Streep is the greatest actress alive, but I've just seen a whole season of her in Big Little Lies, so I am not deprived of her in anyway. Plus, much like Chalamet, she is in Greta Gerwig's upcoming Little Women, and Steven Soderbergh, although talented, lacks a distinctive auteur style. The subject matter does not interest me either. However, the trailer is nothing like what I had expected. It's funny, confident, witty and sharp, and reminded me strongly of Adam McKay, which, stylistically speaking, is a very good thing. The dynamic of the cast seems excellent so far. Surprisingly, I'm on board.
I will be covering the response to these films when they premiere at Venice in the next couple of days.
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