Variety
It's a familiar tale, but one told by Perry with immense filmmaking verve and novelistic flourish...
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Listen Up Philip
A multitude of frustrations plague a writer in this indie dark comedy. Features a great pairing in Rushmore's Jason Schwartzman and Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss.
With his second novel still in the waiting line to be published and his relationship with his girlfriend photographer (Moss) slowly crumbling, self-indulgent author Philip (Schwartzman) is offered a retreat getaway by his idol in order to pay more attention to the one person who needs it the most: himself.
Less2014Rating: M106 minsUSA
ComedyDramaFestival & Independent
- Director:
- Alex Ross Perry ('The Color Wheel', 'Impolex')
- Writer:
- Alex Ross Perry
- Cast:
- Jason SchwartzmanElisabeth MossKrysten RitterJess WeixlerJonathan Pryce
Listen Up Philip | Reviews
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The New York Times
Words do more than hurt, they also slash and burn in this sharp, dyspeptic, sometimes gaspingly funny exploration of art and life, men and women, being and nonbeing, and the power and limits of language.
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Los Angeles Times
While the intolerance fueling this dark, existential comedy won't be to everyone's liking, the film's cerebral beat-down is a strange and sardonic thing of beauty.
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Hollywood Reporter
[An] indisputably talented work for its risk-taking, dark humour and barbed portraiture of creative individuals...
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Listen Up Philip is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.