Name: Simple Like Silver
Genre: Mystery
Released: 2021-04-11
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Cristina Marsillach, Lacy Marie Meyer, Susanna Nelson

This movie is kind of hypnotizing because it puts you in a trance as the three characters intersect as they go about their day after life-changing events. They illuminate the existential architecture of each character after they each experience life as they never knew they would after they discover new parts of themselves. The stories each unravel slowly before they overlap, so I don't want to spoil any of the payoffs.

The director navigates the emotional landscape of the film by presenting life as it is for many people rather than how we all want it to be. These slice-of-life films are usually sentimental wish-fulfillment, whereas this is a much more realistic reflection of life as we know illustrated with lush black and white aesthetics.

The mystery genre features the investigation and solving of a puzzle, typically a crime or an enigmatic event. Mysteries are known for their suspenseful narratives, intricate plots, and the challenge they present to readers or viewers to piece together clues and solve the central mystery alongside the characters.

Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Chinatown (1974)

Three people's lives intersect in strange ways in this existential mystery.

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