Review of Mistress America (2015) by Yanxin L — 04 Sep 2015

Definitely a movie for the "modern contemporaries". Baumbach and Gerwig's screenplay are on point and refreshing, and to a large extent accurately portray a subset of the younger generation.

This review of Mistress America (2015) was written by Yanxin L on 04 Sep 2015.

Mistress America has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ching T (50) on 16 Jul 2016

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By Eve Tushnet (62) for The American Conservative (16) on 06 Aug 2018

I loved Kirke and Gerwig's megadramatic line readings. Everything they do is underlined…

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By John D (2,323) on 16 May 2016

Why do I dislike all movies critics like Cuz I dislike that sad this wasn't that bad just could a been better…

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By Johannes J (261) on 08 Jul 2016

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