<em>Landline</em>: A Melancholy '90s Romantic Dramedy
Gillian Robespierre’s follow-up to the 2014 hit <em>Obvious Child</em> retains its star Jenny Slate, this time putting her at the center of a dysfunctional family.
Gillian Robespierre’s new film is a harbinger of an inevitable trend, one as mundane for some viewers as it might be terrifying for others. has all the trappings of a period piece—attention is paid to specific costuming, none of the characters have cellphones, and everyone’s sexual politics feel a little out of date. But is not set in the swinging ’60s, not even in the shoulder-padded ’80s—it’s a melancholy comedy set in 1995, with some of the visual hallmarks and specific
