Will undoubtedly resonate with those who embrace intelligent, well-acted human dramas with unflinching honesty.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 7, 2020

It dares to be something different ... But what starts out with an interesting beginning quickly falls downhill.

| Original Score: C | Aug 12, 2020

...an erratic yet rewarding little indie.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 28, 2014

What could have been a film that exploits a potentially salacious premise for artificially comedic or edgy effect, feels instead like an honest and truthful dissection of the sometimes-strange way modern relationships can work.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 18, 2011

Based on a men's mag article, Kyle Patrick Alvarez's debut feature is an honest, funny-sad portrayal of emotional dysfunction.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2010

The film is a slow-burner: a study in loneliness and alienation, whose unexpected ending and ambiguous aftermath require us to reassess all that has gone before.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 2, 2010

It is a cool, funny, mischievous movie, with a stand-out, even break-out, performance from Geraghty...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 2, 2010

Kyle Patrick Alvarez's movie stands out as one the year's as-yet-undiscovered gems.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 2, 2010

An engaging and moving tale.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 2, 2010

There's no doubting Alvarez's promise, as he weaves familiar indie elements into a film that is likeable, insightful and compelling.

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

Excellent American indie that tugs hard on the heartstrings.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 29, 2010

What might sound like the set-up for a particularly bawdy Judd Apatow comedy is actually a deceptively sweet tale of twenty-first century alienation.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 29, 2010

If you give Geraghty some time, and you give Alvarez some time, you can see that they're getting at something by letting it play out.

| Mar 25, 2010

Do not have a relationship over the phone unless you know the person at the other end. You never do

| Original Score: 5/10 | Mar 11, 2010

Davy's experience never plays out precisely as you would expect and I, for one, guessed wrong just about every time right up to the poignant, perfectly-acted finale that does provide some closure while opening up a whole new set of life questions.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 11, 2010

Easier With Practice is such an assured, solid and just plain good film, it's going to be a tough act to follow.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 11, 2010

For any film, let alone a debut, to address difficult subjects with this much insight, humor, and humanity is almost miraculous.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 11, 2010

An unexpectedly stirring first feature by Kyle Patrick Alvarez about the challenges of making human connections in the weird and wired 21st century.

Full Review | Mar 11, 2010

Amusingly predicated on the romantic possibilities of phone sex, Easier With Practice pushes past its titillating premise to become a quietly provocative love story about emotionally stunted manhood and the risks some guys will take to connect.

| Mar 11, 2010

Endearing and wise with a captivating and emotionally raw, brave and honest performance by Brian Geraghty. It's one of the most refreshing, heartfelt and unforgettable American films of the year.

| Original Score: 9.45/10 | Feb 27, 2010