If there was ever a perfect time for Lister-Jones and Wein’s feature How it Ends, it would be now.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 15, 2024

Both an extremely dry, metaphysical comedy about coming to terms with yourself at the end of the world and an incredibly sharp satire about the vapidness of many Los Angelenos.

| Feb 13, 2024

But necessity is the mother of invention, and Lister-Jones (who is wonderful in the lead role – as is Cailee Spaeny as her younger self) and Wein have made brilliant use of those very restrictions to create something that feels genuinely quite unique.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 31, 2023

How It Ends is an inoffensive, light, entertaining character-study that ultimately accomplishes its goal of being a fun introspection on the protagonist’s life.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 24, 2023

How It Ends isn’t just an appreciation of life and all its quirks but also a film about accepting and forgiving yourself, understanding that no one is a total failure and even the end of the world isn’t too late to change.

| Jun 7, 2023

It is an enjoyable way to spend the end of days but lacks that deep impact to make it a truly memorable exit. Ultimately How It Ends, goes out not with a bang but with more of an amusing whimper.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 12, 2022

It's a charming and light movie about learning to make peace with your past. It may not be entirely successful in terms of laugh delivery, but its breezy feeling makes for an entertaining, low-pressure watch.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 7, 2022

How It Ends is a mix of genres, upbeat, with modern music and some of the best cameos and a great duo of actresses in main roles. The film forces you to reflect on all the times you've been hard on yourself and thought you don't deserve love or care.

| Original Score: B | Feb 11, 2022

Its strange how, through taking massive leaps, How It Ends ends up far away from our current reality and yet frighteningly close to it.

| Feb 3, 2022

a quirky yet poignant comedy ... a resolution that's heartening and satisfying.

| Aug 3, 2021

For a comedy about going to a wild end-of-the-world party, this is a surprisingly calm, measured, and amusing look at coming to terms with yourself.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 29, 2021

Has just enough marginal charm to keep it afloat.

| Jul 27, 2021

Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones wrote something personal and reflective that hits people who are most likely facing the same existential crisis today.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 24, 2021

The comedy worked for me fitfully; the drama didn't work for me at all.

| Jul 23, 2021

An amiable and appealing little comedy. It's sweet, sometimes a little melancholy, and sometimes hopeful.

| Jul 23, 2021

The film plays as a series of perfectly enjoyable sketches strung together, an excuse for veteran actors to chew on playful dialogue.

| Jul 22, 2021

In this time-wasting apocalyptic comedy, the end of the world is depicted as Los Angeles hipsters and weirdos acting as annoying as possible and thinking that they're hilarious. You can see that on Hollywood Boulevard for free.

| Jul 22, 2021

The comedy is pitched at such a low volume that it's difficult to hear.

| Original Score: C | Jul 21, 2021

Even at a relatively brief 82 minutes, many viewers may find themselves checking their watches and wondering what could possibly be keeping that meteor.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jul 21, 2021

How It Ends is a quirky and grounded indie feature about facing one's issues head-on when the world is about to be destroyed by an asteroid.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 20, 2021