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Doug Liman's “Locked Down,” one of the first and most ambitious films to be conceived and shot during the pandemic, is, like our own quarantine experiences,
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Classification R; 118 minutes 1 out of 4 stars The pandemic has not been kind to Hollywood. Not only in the obvious ways: shuttered theatres, indefinitely delayed releases, hundreds of thousands of artists and tradespeople out of work. But we have also had to face this new should’ve-been-expected subgenre of what I’m going to dub coronart: films and television series shot during lockdown, about the lockdown. Barely a year into this mess, and audiences already frustrated by *gestures broadly at everything* have also had to endure the turgid exploitation of Songbird, the faux “we’re ...
‘Locked Down’ Film Review: Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor Dazzle in COVID Heist Film The genre trappings are fun, but the film has a lot to say about how we will shape our lives post-pandemicAlonso Duralde | January 13, 2021 @ 9:00 AM Last Updated: January 13, 2021 @ 9:10 AM Susie Allnutt/HBOMax It’s January 21, and with the COVID-19 vaccine still in the preliminary stages of roll-out, it’s far too early to think of the world as being “post-pandemic.” But it’s clear that our lives will be different when this health crisis is over, and “Locked Down” is alrea...
Doug Liman directs Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor in HBO Max's "Locked Down," which was filmed and set during the COVID-19 pandemic.
[I]t’s brought to life by two incredible performances from Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor that are both hilarious and emotional.