The sex was good but the delirious lesbian mumblecore didn't leave a lasting impression.

| Aug 2, 2018

The director, Miguel Arteta (who co-wrote the script with Shawkat), finds no symbolic dimension or wider resonance in the schematic proceedings.

| May 7, 2018

What a feat for Shawkat in particular -- her myriad creative strengths are exemplified here, and I'm so excited for whatever she does next.

| May 4, 2018

Like its characters, Duck Butter is imperfect, but unlike human objects of our affection, it's attractive despite its flaws rather than because of them.

| Original Score: B- | May 4, 2018

It feels like we're seeing the director's cut of an IKEA commercial.

| Apr 28, 2018

An instant classic... a truly fresh and modern relationship movie, a portrait of two women who collide, spectacularly, for a moment in time.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 27, 2018

Just like what Naima and Sergio are doing, the movie is itself an impulsive, fleeting relationship experiment with mixed results.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 27, 2018

If you can step outside of your comfort zone, like Shawkat and Costa demonstrate with their brazen performances, this is worth a watch.

| Apr 27, 2018

Duck Butter is a chance to witness the entire arc of a troubled relationship play out in 24 hours, but much like the endeavor itself, it sounds more appealing than it turns out to be.

| Apr 26, 2018

The holistic, engrossing, often icky sense of intimacy that the name suggests is very appropriate for this head-spinning film, a romantic endurance test that's rewarding and suffocating in equal measure.

| Apr 26, 2018

A movie that reminds you that sometimes all you need in realist fiction is a glimpse into another person's being - but with heart and intelligence, good craft and technique.

| Apr 26, 2018

The frustrations of the characters sadly don't amount to much of a movie.

| Apr 26, 2018

What starts out as a funny, witty and wry examination of being your own worst enemy soon delves too deeply into a repetitive and trying cycle of broken connections that prevents us from caring that much about our two main characters.

| Apr 26, 2018

Duck Butter is clever without being all that hilarious, and personal without being all that revealing.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 26, 2018

The setup of a 24-hour relationship that bypasses the getting-to-know-you phase speaks to the nature of expedited modern dating culture, but despite its attempts at intimacy, Duck Butter is difficult to fall in love with.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 23, 2018

After their seemingly endless day together, it's hard to feel invested in what might happen to them next, despite committed performances from Shawkat and Costa.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 22, 2018

Frequently silly, only fitfully involving and often surprisingly banal despite its outr premise...

| Apr 22, 2018

In scope, it's a modest movie (and purposefully so), but the relationships and impulses it portrays are anything but minor.

| Apr 19, 2018