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High Maintenance (2012)
not for mass consumption
vis-a-vis an earlier review: if you typically watch, and laugh at, shows like "how i met your mother" or "big bang theory", this show isn't for you. simple as. there is no laugh track. there is no set-up for one-line zingers. the characters are real... they have jobs, use the toilet, pay bills, have unattractive sex, and (of course) get high. each episode is a different length. this is not determined by the attention span of the average American sit-com viewer, but by the amount of time the creators felt was sufficient to convey a single point/humorous scenario. there are no pratfalls, and characters aren't easily labeled (the funny guy, the cute one, the spoiled sassy girl, etc). so, if you're looking for something to hold you over until the next season of whatever kevin james is starring in this year, then look elsewhere. and enjoy your mccomedy.
Tiny Furniture (2010)
utterly unredeemable
i watch a lot of movies, on average 3-4 a week, in all sorts of genres, and i tend to be forgiving of indie filmmakers... but i can only say that this "movie" is an utter waste of celluloid. there is simply no reason for it to have ever been made. beyond the poor acting, uninspired plot and pointless story, not a single character is likable or interesting. i kept watching in the hope that i might find something to care about, with regard to any of the characters, but that hope was in vain. this is the kind of directionless ego-project that gives indie film a bad name. as with books that are written just so someone can claim the title of "author", movies made just so someone can say they made a movie should be banned.