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  Review by {Todd} ★★★★½

  "I haven't processed it all yet so that's why I'm not crying" -Molly,

  - 2022: boxd.it/eWNQo

  I get it and I hate that I get it.

  Finally the female Jessie Eisenbergs of the world can feel seen. This is the most.... it's so.... GAH, this film! Some are going to hate this because it's a movie that's power is honestly and bluntly displaying brutally cringy dialogue in its rawest form but if you are like me and love feeling awkward as fuck while watching a movie then this is gold. Molly Reisman feels so real her performance is either brilliant or that's just her. The script is fantastic I just wish this had a bit higher budget behind it.

  An absolute nightmare to watch...enjoy.

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  Review by Justin LaLiberty ★★★★

  the rare film that understands that roommates who don't do the dishes, law enforcement, and work suck all the joy out of life; saw a lot of myself in this, for better or worse

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  Review by 🌻 lindsay 🌻 ★★★

  really wanted this to end with her getting another ticket

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  Review by Morgan ★★★★½

  This is so me. I feel like shit. The acting and writing are brilliant. I’ve never hated myself more. Fuck.

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  Review by Sophy

  My friend made this, he worked so hard and I’m very proud of him — AND he writes dialogue like a mother fucker, this one! <3

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  Review by {Todd} ★★★★½

  ***This was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of writers and actors like those currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn't exist.***

  
  "I haven't processed it all yet so that's why I'm not crying" -Molly,

  - THS: boxd.it/it1zM

  Molly did nothing wrong!!!

  Reality is so much more stressful than anything that a normal movie can create, and this is why I love the grounded and basic approach of Retrograde. It's so simple in its presentation and so much of the film focuses on the seemingly mundane in life that it really draws me in and caused me to focus on the tension... of which there is a ton. The acting all feels so…

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  Review by Morgan ★★★★½

  cafeastrology ruins lives

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  Review by FilmApe ★★★★★ 13

  Absolutely loved this. The simplest of conflict just eats away at the main character, and the result is an interesting commentary on the lack of control that we have in our lives, and our fruitless attempts to try to make our lives neat and tidy. As much as we have an idea of who we are, and how we act, the universe has an entirely different perspective. The framing of every single shot is so purposeful, and daring, particularly when we are seeing a dialogue scene where one of the characters is off camera, and the character in frame is shot from the side, or behind, and you can't see their face. With all the editing and direction, there is…

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  Review by ZacharyBinx ★★★★

  SLAMDANCE 2022 Watch #20

  Delightfully cringe and embarrassingly relatable to my own life. When I was 21 I got a speeding ticket but what the officer said I was going and what the ticket said were different. Tried forever to get it dismissed but to no avail. Finally gave up and wrote a check for the fine, except in the memo I added: "ILLEGITIMATE TICKET." Well the court did not like that and said I had to appear in person. I panicked and rewrote the check sans sassy memo and they accepted it. *whew* Sometimes it's better to give up on perceived injustices before they destroy you. Either way, Retrograde will make you want to die and I loved it.

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  Review by Ben Umstead ★★★★½ 2

  The Slamdance Film Festival starts today on the interwebs. So with that, I kindly direct you to our most poignant, funny and smartly nuanced narrative feature in the lineup - it's also a masterclass on how to approach making your second feature film on a modest budget.

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  Review by Frances Meh ★★★½

  hitting buy on all the in-app purchases on co-star

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  Review by Aaron White ★★★★

  Really fantastic minimalist, low budget filmmaking at work here. The writing is so smart, with incredibly relatable dialogue, and an undertone of dry comedy where the characters aren't in on the joke. Molly is the kind of person who never accepts fault. She cannot let go of a minor traffic infraction and lets it consume her thoughts and affect every aspect of her life and all of her relationships. She is super neurotic, to the point of genuinely becoming an annoying character because you just want to shake this person and say "Get over it!". It's not a flashy performance, but Reisman just knocks it out of the park with a natural quirkiness and incredible consistency, nailing perfectly all of…