...an increasingly hit-and-miss endeavor that’s felled by its time-shifting structure...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 19, 2024

The film works on the strength of Rachel Sennott’s performance especially when the film puts us into her role as she is constantly surrounded by the men condescending towards her insecurities.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 13, 2024

Here amid snarky but lovable standup comics is a believable dynamic, a threesome of friends who care for each other and seem real.

| Oct 2, 2024

The film is a magnificent vehicle to discover the dramatic profile of Sennott ... [who] dares here to take on one of those roles that make your face twist and demand empathy. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 2, 2024

Rachel Sennott stretches her dramatic muscles with this tender, though rather upsetting, character study.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 13, 2024

I Used to Be Funny is too grounded to head too far into genre territory, and that’s not a bad thing. Pankiw has a better, more intuitive command of the oft-tricky dramedy form than plenty of more experienced filmmakers.

| Sep 11, 2024

An emotionally powerful experience that tells us a lot about the nature of comedy, interpersonal relationships, post-traumatic stress, the difficulties of the transition from childhood to adolescence, and even sexual harassment. Full review in Spanish.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 9, 2024

Audiences will see her typical charm and humor here, but Sennott gets them to look beyond that in I Used to Be Funny crafting a character who feels more vulnerable and genuine

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2024

Ultimately, it did win me over on the strength of the lead performer, Rachel Sennott.

| Jul 13, 2024

It feels a little threadbare, and it took me an hour to get into it... On balance, I'd recommend it, but with some big reservations.

| Jul 13, 2024

'I Used to Be Funny' is raw, real, and deeply relatable for anyone who’s just trying to get through it, hang onto the good, and make sense of things that don’t make sense.

| Jul 2, 2024

But the more I Used to Be Funny jostles back and forth from one timeline to the next, it becomes scattered, both narratively and tonally.

| Original Score: C- | Jul 2, 2024

I Used to be Funny is one of those strange movies that manages to be both hilarious and incredibly heartbreaking, and yet there’s truth somewhere in the middle of both those things.

| Jul 1, 2024

Rachel Sennott takes an impressive dramatic turn in this exploration of mental health and grief.

| Jun 25, 2024

I Used to Be Funny is mostly pretty heartbreaking, but Rachel Sennott delivers a terrific performance that makes the entire film, especially the ending, worth its salt.

| Jun 19, 2024

Sennott is so good you’ll find herself getting angry at the movie for undercutting her work with a pointless jigsaw puzzle structure.

| Jun 15, 2024

The ending of “I Used to Be Funny” is sweet, given the dire circumstances in which it occurs. I just wish the film was more confident in its dramatic side to deliver on the promise of its diptych premise.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 14, 2024

It’s really smart and lovely indie filmmaking that finds this delicate balance between the laughs and the big emotions, and using the laughs to cope with the big emotions

| Jun 14, 2024

I Used to Be Funny is not an empty film by any means, but it did meander a bit too much to be stronger, with familiar arcs along the way. That said, Sennott provides a powerful performance.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jun 13, 2024

Writer/director Ally Pankiw (온라인카지노추천's 'The Great') makes her feature filmmaking debut with a mystery buffeted by a dual tale of trauma.

| Original Score: B | Jun 12, 2024