![]() Outside of A Quiet Place, The Tribe is one of the most silent movie experiences you’ll ever have: You’ll be so focused on what’s going on that you’ll hardly mind that no one’s talking. For those who don’t know sign language, the film ( developed from his 2009 short Deafness) is both a gripping drama - Sergey gets sucked into the school’s criminal underground, falling in love with someone he shouldn’t - and a powerfully seductive game as we start to piece together precisely what is going on. Far from being hard to follow, though, The Tribe is instead startlingly immersive. The Tribe (2014)įor his feature debut, Ukrainian writer-director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi crafted an ingenious hook for a crime thriller: Tell the story of Sergey (Grigoriy Fesenko), a teenager attending a special boarding school for the deaf, but depict the dialogue all through sign-language, offering the audience no subtitles. And like Emily Blunt, Jodie Foster is a physical marvel in the lead role: She’s a protective mother, but she turns out to be so much more. That physical limitation, not dissimilar to A Quiet Place’s formal obstruction of silence, actually brings out the best in Fincher: You can see his mind whirring with all the corners he has painted himself into, and all the ways he can get out. No one can leave, and there’s only so much space: It’s New York City, after all. This David Fincher thriller almost feels like the masterful director upping the level of difficulty on himself just for a fun challenge: Put a mother and daughter (Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart) in an Upper West Side loft with $3 million hidden in a panic room, and sic three home invaders (Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto and a magnetic Dwight Yoakam) on them. How’s the movie? We have no idea - but in the meantime, let us recommend five replacements that might tide you over. In the new film, also directed by John Krasinski, the remaining members of the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe) struggle to stay alive, encountering new survivors (Cillian Murphy) and discovering fresh dangers beyond those terrifying aliens. ![]() But hopefully our alternatives will help scratch that cinematic itch.įirst up: A Quiet Place Part II, the sequel to the surprise 2018 smash horror hit. For the time being, event movies are on hold. We’ll select movies that are thematically or narratively similar to the postponed blockbuster, offering picks that range from cool obscurities to certifiable classics to forgotten gems. On a regular basis, we’ll be presenting “The Replacements”: a list of five alternative choices for every big tentpole you’d been excited to see before COVID-19 changed our lives. ![]() Instead, well, you’re cooped up in your place trying to figure out what to watch while not going stir-crazy. Starting this week, we were going to be treated to a nearly weekly unveiling of a major event movie, including much-anticipated sequels ( F9), new installments of beloved properties ( No Time to Die), and the latest Disney live-action remake ( Mulan). This weekend was meant to be the ramp-up for Hollywood’s blockbuster season. Panic Room Photo: Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock
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