Real English.One scene at a time.

“Do you know I've been the local authority on you ever since?”

Quilty Meets Humbert · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 5/30

• Parties
• Small talk
• Asking

“Don't be ridiculous. If I was the murderer, would I reveal to you how I did it?”

Wadsworth Reveals the Secret Passage · Clue 1985 · Ch. 13/17

• Investigation
• Accusations
• Explaining

“I mean, they ran this place like the navy.”

Reporters Confront Boston College · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 16/21

• Meetings
• Accusations
• Confronting

“You drop in and out of my life, and you don't have to tell me why.”

Oppenheimer's Last Night With Jean · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 14/28

• Interrogations
• Breakups
• Confronting

“There's kind of a sleeping-beauty magic about the kid.”

Lizzie Comes Home to the House · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 7/28

• Small talk
• Teasing
• Confessing

“A lot of people are watching me. They know I know a lot.”

The Bookkeeper Talks About the Money · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 11/18

• Investigation
• Asking
• Confessing

“It's all right here in my noodle. The rest is just scribbling.”

Constanze Hides the Requiem · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 22/25

• Arguments
• Complaining
• Confronting

“Not many people have basements in California.”

Graysmith Meets the Theater Owner · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 28/30

• Investigation
• Confronting
• Explaining

“Maybe you should move back to the city. Get a new job. Shake things up a little bit.”

Mike's Panic Attack on a Run · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 4/19

• Comforting a friend
• Confessing
• Comforting

“I would say my attorney, but he'd bill me.”

Porter Milgrim Meets the Secretary · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 19/30

• Small talk
• Office chat
• Complimenting

“Besides, I disapprove of women in pantsuits.”

Eric Gets Debriefed on Turf Protection · Breach 2007 · Ch. 5/20

• Meetings
• Investigation
• Explaining

“He is a boil on the butt of humanity.”

Annelle Isn't Sure She's Married · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 6/16

• Interrogations
• Small talk
• Confessing