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By Mark Kennedy (184) for Associated Press (1,685) on 18 Jul 2017

Slate proves again to be a special talent, able to go from goofy-silly to volcanically desirous in the time it takes to gulp a Zima…

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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 18 Jul 2017

Few period pieces get our dynamic relationship with the now so right, or chart so smartly how the present shifts even under the feet of the youngish…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for TheWrap (3,203) on 18 Jul 2017

Crumbling nuclear families are a well-worn movie genre; you could even add “in Manhattan” to that description and the examples would be…

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By Joanna Langfield (398) for The Movie Minute (398) on 17 Jul 2017

Once filmmaker Gillian Robespierre gets down to it, this sophomore effort reveals surprisingly affecting layers…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 13 Jul 2017

Heroin is to Landline what abortion is to Robespierre's Obvious Child: a dangerous little variable planted to strategically unsettle the pervading…

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By Edward Havens (184) for FilmJerk.com (622) on 12 Jul 2017

Let's face facts: no one really has a longing melancholy for the days of Blockbuster Video stores and eyebrow rings and Lorena Bobbett roller…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 02 Jul 2017

There’s little reason for director and co-writer (with Elisabeth Holm) Gillian Robespierre to set the movie in 1995…

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By Max Cea (15) for Salon.com (2,725) on 26 Jun 2017

With Landline, Robespierre once again proves herself to be one of the funnier filmmakers working…

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By Alex Arabian (61) for PopMatters (2,617) on 06 Apr 2017

Robespierre succeeds at making another candid, comedic portrayal of family dysfunction and difficult life transitions, this time from a multigenerational…

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By Sean Burns (1,156) for Spliced Personality (175) on 12 Feb 2017

The movie meanders in a manner I found quite pleasing, willing to follow the characters through interactions at work or at home without imposing…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 26 Jan 2017

Too reliant on exaggerated characters and situations, and often looking and feeling like a TV show…

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By Dominick Mayer (133) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 26 Jan 2017

Landline immerses itself in the misunderstandings and mixed signals of relationships, and Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm's screenplay races…

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By Jordan Raup (239) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 25 Jan 2017

Landline is a film about many things: sisterhood, infidelity, growing up, marriage, parenting, self-discovery, etc…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for indieWire (3,631) on 25 Jan 2017

Landline is a textured, silly, sweet, and deeply felt comedy that traces the distance between the most satisfied parts of ourselves and the…

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By J.r. Kinnard (152) for PopMatters (2,617) on 25 Jan 2017

Every smirk, giggle, and snort reveals a new layer of vulnerability for the world to exploit…

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By Michael Arbeiter (93) for Nerdist (550) on 24 Jan 2017

Rushing to the happy ending may have cost Landline too large a chunk of its emotional impact, but time spent with the family on screen-sisters…

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By Jordan Ruimy (242) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 24 Jan 2017

[Robespierre] and Slate make a formidable, interesting pair together and I do look forward to their next venture, but Landline is a disappointing…

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By Chris Bumbray (988) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 23 Jan 2017

A too predictable comedy distinguished only by some of the performances…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 22 Jan 2017

The farcical elements in the plot take far too long to gel, and Robespierre and company push too hard at mixing sad, silly and sweet…

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By A.a. Dowd (854) for AV Club (2,778) on 22 Jan 2017

Landline rarely feels less than truthful, but there’s also something a little sitcom-easy about its storytelling…

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