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CVW

17Apr12

When I was thirteen, I saw a child smear his semen across a locker and bookshelf, and it was then and there I fell in love with independent cinema and the endless possibilities therewithin.

Christopher

22Feb12

It's minor Dickens.

jeffreyreeser likes this

Noah Baumbach gives us not only an honest portrayal of a marriage falling apart and the difficults of growing up, but also the process of falling apart our self-assumed/created masks and roles. Are you a philistine or a non-philistine? Apparently complex, but deep down nothing but "common" characters. 3/5 stars

sysyphus

5Feb12

hey you.

Catarina Gomes

31Jan12

At the minute ten I assumed there was Wes in this. Even so... nhé.

chanandre likes this

Altero

13Nov11

“You’d like Kafka. One of my predecessors.”

Christopher likes this

Yass

10Sep11

Meh. I don't think chaining embarassing events is really interesting. Decent actors though.

ghinnet likes this

elyzabeth

5Sep11

I really enjoyed this. Jesse Eisenberg and Jeff Daniels were impressive.

しーちゃん

12Aug11

comparing this to other films of the droll and tragic variety—which is a class i often thoroughly enjoy—this was terribly stale and only made me pity the characters rather than empathize with them.

Easton Dubois

7Jul11

Annoying assholes being annoying assholes.

Christopher and 2 others like this

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Joaopa

21Jun11

And maybe the movie is about this: how are these people to live without a reference and that they had not exist or is no longer the same (the family, in case). And there's not a happy ending here. Now it's time to go on living. Totally recommended (without exaggeration ...)

Terah

16Jun11

I believe you can't truely understand this movie, or at least the younger characters if your parents haven't divorced (which makes Eisenberg's performance all the more amazing).

Gylfi Reynisson

24Apr11

Had a really good time, was not expecting anything and was pleasently surprised.

Caden Cotard

24Apr11

A prickly, well-written, excellently-acted little familial drama from Noah Baumbach (who would go on to do prickly, well-written, etc. familial dramas Margot at the Wedding and Greenberg). Jesse Eisenberg and Jeff Daniels are the highlights, but Laura Linney's overlooked performance is brilliant as well.

leefurfur

3Apr11

Shirar worked on the sound for this film and i'm proud of her

Beneezy

2Jan11

Raw!

odilonvert

9Dec10

A pretty open-eyed look at the effect of a divorce on children. Also shows parents to be what they really are -- flawed and not gods. The character of the father is particularly pathetic. Jeff Daniels is amazing at showing the insecurity, fear and immaturity beneath an arrogant exterior.

meatlessrawsugar

24Mar11

so true- Jeff does a lot of that in Imaginary Heroes as well

Arisa

21Oct10

Something about Jesse Eisenberg really bothers me. I know I don't really have a reason to, but I want to hate him.

randomnessnstuff

9Oct10

Funny but also messed up .. it's good because it's so honest.

Melberger

14Apr10

An honest movie with an ingenious script. It almost didn't feel like acting, that's how true the cast was to their characters. Loved the Pink Floyd as well!

romy kraus

10Apr10

Flash back to Brooklyn in the 80s.

antipioneer

24Mar10

Ingenious. Baumbach by himself (without Anderson) is just as good.

Joseph Wallace

20Mar10

Jeff Daniels is fantastic in this role. This film has such an authentic feel, very hard to achieve. Great screenplay, great cinematography and editing and has the best endings in recent film history... (In my opinion)

T.J. Royal

11Mar10

Divorce isn't awesome, but this movie certainly is. Despite the headcase moments from the parents and the kids, this is a movie that shows a deep affection for its characters, with their petty grievances, foibles and all in full view. It's tough to love your family sometimes, but "The Squid and The Whale" shows that even the most dysfunctional families can come together at times when it absolutely matters.

Funny how?

11Mar10

Watch Tenenbaums at least you won't be wasting your time.

souljacker

9Mar10

Overrated.

Joel Cobbs

16Feb10

Having seen how divorce affects people, this film didn't appeal to me all that well. I was rather taken back by it and paused it several times to try and understand what was going on. The son masturbating and spreading his sperm all over the library books was incredibly disturbing. Yes, it made sense, but it was still disturbing. Margo at the Wedding is much better.