![]() ![]() Since I exclusively ink my own work, I’ve never quite gotten the hang of traditional “pencils.” Instead, the penciling stage is where I do all the heavy-lifting composition work, determining action and how I want the page to read. All that matters in the world of Mara is competition and physical achievement. You can see that the ethnicities have been swapped… this was the result of a conversation Ming and I had, as well as a general desire to show an extremely diverse world in this book. So, here is Mara, her team, and Ingrid, a friend and confidant. ![]() I haven’t modified the script since I wrote it, and what is still to come is a dialogue and narration polish, to match it all up with the art. It may feel rushed and occasionally pales in comparison to the Scorsese crime epics that are clearly big influences, but The Kitchen is beautifully shot, superbly acted and interestingly vicious.What’s going on here, in this section of the scene, is the first look at one of Mara’s volleyball matches. ![]() I'm convinced there's a three-hour version of this movie on the cutting room floor somewhere. The choppy editing and sudden time-jumps don't allow the characters to breathe or subplots to fully develop, meaning it lacks the substance to match its style. Berloff doesn't get everything right though, the pacing in particular is a big concern. There's no time for the stereotypical silent-wife-with-quiet-dignity here, they want power and will do whatever's necessary to get it. ![]() These women go toe-to-toe with their male counterparts in numerous ways: violence, betrayal, strong-arming, manipulation. Although this is ostensibly a movie about feminism, and there's the odd mawkish moment that's a little too on-the-nose, Berloff makes multiple bold choices that consistently plays against your expectations (not least allowing the always-brilliant Margo Martindale to go full matriarch-monster). Ferocious barely describes the leading trio: Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish shed their comedic backgrounds for ice-cold powerplays and ruthless shakedowns in their pursuit of building an empire, whilst Elisabeth Moss is blood-chillingly merciless as the youngest of their group. This is no superhero story though, it's all about our protagonists kicking arse and taking names. Directed by first-timer Andrea Berloff (who also penned the screenplay), this is a brutal, no-holds-barred cinematic take on the comic-book miniseries it adapts. Which could seem ironic considering it centres on three wives who step up when their Irish-American criminal husbands are locked up for armed burglary. This gangster flick - set in the titular Hell's Kitchen burrow of New York circa the late seventies - has some serious balls. ![]()
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