I Used to Go Here
By Andrew Plimpton August 7, 2020
Gillian Jacobs stars as a writer who finds herself spiraling downwards in the vein of a gentle, life-affirming screwball comedy.
Gillian Jacobs stars as a writer who finds herself spiraling downwards in the vein of a gentle, life-affirming screwball comedy.
What is noteworthy about this movie is how well it portrays the intricacies of the restaurant business.
Natalia Dyer captures the mannerisms, physicality, and inner life of a teenager so precisely and with such individuality that there is nothing paint-by-numbers about her performance.
The flavor is Woody Allen, if he isn’t trying particularly hard.
An underperforming, unfocused, and unhappy 34-year-old can’t quite break free of her youth or make the stride into adulthood.
A poignant picture of a languid Harlem summer that is at its best when it yields to an easy, naturalist tone.
Even with a prestigious cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, this feels like a throwback to the made-for-HBO movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.
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