Real English.One scene at a time.

“You, maestro, though immortal are not a God but a man.”

Brian Dines With Valery's Friends · 5 to 7 2014 · Ch. 5/10

• Parties
• Small talk
• Complimenting

“In one legal move he cut her out completely”

Miles Welcomes the Group to His Island · Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Ch. 2/8

• Parties
• Small talk
• Complimenting

“The ones who wave at boats and the ones who hate joy.”

Dom and Yas Trade Break-Up Stories · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 9/16

• Breakups
• Small talk
• Confessing

“A bunch of kids who didn't give a hoot just so long as they had a yuk to share.”

Joe Meets Betty at Artie's Party · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 10/19

• Parties
• Small talk
• Asking

“No, we just thought we'd drop in uninvited for the weekend.”

Rupert and Rita Crash Jerry's House · The King of Comedy 1982 · Ch. 11/21

• Small talk
• Parties
• Explaining

“Personally, I can do without her.”

The Madonna Theory Debate · Reservoir Dogs 1992 · Ch. 1/22

• Small talk
• Arguments
• Teasing

“And the Church has a lot of friends.”

Rezendes Meets the Informant · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 9/21

• Investigation
• Small talk
• Explaining

“It is a living thing. It has a heart.”

Linus Reads Sabrina's Letters · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 2/18

• Small talk
• Office chat
• Explaining

“My girl's dead. The guys that did it are up at Spago's eating chicken marsala.”

Joe and Jimmy Team Up · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 10/20

• Teasing
• Small talk
• Warning

“The closer you stick to the truth, the better.”

Helga Warns Sidney Again · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 26/30

• Small talk
• Threats
• Warning

“It's the first line of the film, man. It's gotta be on the money.”

Mark Records the Film's First Line · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 14/19

• Small talk
• Storytelling
• Explaining

“I showed her to you because I have nothing else to show.”

Aziz Shows Fielding His Dead Wife · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 7/19

• Small talk
• Asking
• Confessing