a sweet, modest, unremarkable film, propped up by seasoned actors playing quirky and "real."

| Nov 13, 2013

The potentially one-joke premise is given depth, complexity, darkness and pathos by the offbeat execution and the honest performances.

| Feb 22, 2012

Cast and crew seem committed to making a simple point: "unhealthily close" relationships can be enriching. And the result is a movie that feels both small and deep.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 15, 2010

It's funny, but edgy, too: you feel as if something very bad could happen at any moment.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 11, 2010

The Duplass brothers enter the mainstream with a touching, original and supremely funny film.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 10, 2010

There are very few films, of whatever type, that actually surprise us, so when one does come along it's tempting to whoop.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 10, 2010

Instead of all-out family farce, this goes for naturalistic acting and wry observation, and doesn't quite give us enough of anything.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 9, 2010

A fresh approach to the relationship comedy that will reward repeat viewings.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 9, 2010

This film has its admirers, but I found it not-quite-funny, not-quite-insightful, and altogether oddly weighted.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 9, 2010

Simply by treating these characters as real, with all the uncertainty, emotional baggage and bad decisions that entails, the Duplasses expertly expose the hypocrisy of the airbrushed all-American ideal.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 8, 2010

While it may not sound like a romcom, it's a textbook example of how to do one properly, given that it's painfully funny and surprisingly heartfelt.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 8, 2010

Even at its most troubling, Cyrus is powered by a deep vein of humanism, one that offers hope to even the weirdest among us.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 9, 2010

Cyrus is not the jokey, polished production you would expect from its Hollywood cast and LA setting, but audiences who are comfortable with discomfort should find it "funny."

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 8, 2010

Delightfully demented and unique.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 2, 2010

A movie that melds creepy and comic so seamlessly that almost every laugh is undercut by a cringe.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 2, 2010

Although Hill certainly has been good in previous roles, this goes beyond what we've seen.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 1, 2010

Cyrus stays with you for a while after it's over; like an odd, unexpected party guest who nonetheless leaves an indelible impression.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 1, 2010

A heartbreakingly real and hilarious character study about a man trying to put the pieces back together and discovering one of the new ones in his life doesn't quite fit. Don't miss it.

| Jun 26, 2010

The questions here are good; it's the answers that feel like a cheat.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 25, 2010

Jonah Hill delivers a craftier comic performance than anything in his box-office hits, but what really elevates the story above its shticky premise is the combined neuroses of all three characters.

| Jun 25, 2010