Removes the polish, rubs it in the dirt, and injects some much-needed life into the pre-mid-life crisis.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 26, 2021

...a slight, gentle and likable film that builds up quite a bit of credit before a throw-away ending spoils the deal...

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 12, 2021

An absolutely delightful charmer!

| Dec 8, 2019

People Places Things doesn't offer much in the way of satisfying resolution, instead just kind of petering out.

| Original Score: 2.75/5 | Jul 20, 2019

Strouse's ongoing emphasis on overly off-kilter instances of comedy and character development sometimes prevents the viewer from entirely embracing the material...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 13, 2018

Nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, the film has plenty of smart, witty lines, and Clement is the perfect actor to give them life.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 4, 2016

Clement's predilection for center stage is real and actually kind of astounding, pole-vaulting James Strouse's low-key romantic comedy into something much sturdier.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 16, 2016

Strouse has a built a career on small, personal stories, and this film is no different.

| Original Score: B | Feb 24, 2016

Clement is better-suited as a foil to Conchord-like absurdity, where it works as a droll counterweight.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 10, 2015

Strouse offers a light treatment of a heavy situation. And the longer it goes, the deeper the sense of reality, the better the scenes. That's more than unusual. Most films get worse in the third act, not better.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 10, 2015

People Places Things is a mildly amusing observational comedy about relationships that has its droll moments.

| Sep 10, 2015

It's a witty, heartfelt and engaging film that's elevated by the performances.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 28, 2015

Consistently funny, smart and poignant.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 28, 2015

Clement is funny and touching as the heartbroken artist, and he and Hall have a sparkling chemistry.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 26, 2015

Jemaine Clement is terrific, and there's a lot to admire, but the picture is subsumed by an inescapable aura of insubstantiality.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 23, 2015

Gently funny and admirably, even unfashionably humane.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 20, 2015

Who cares?

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 19, 2015

People, Places, Things manages to find a pocket within the genre that is light, hopeful, and likeable sans characters transforming into shrews or unredeemable jerks. It's good, and that's just fine.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Aug 19, 2015

Strouse's script is so entertaining and Clement and supporting players give such endearing, heartfelt performances, relatable to denizens of Brooklyn, Astoria and beyond.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 19, 2015

We know these characters are going through a lot, even if we don't always see it. And so, this short, ramshackle, shrinking movie manages to stick with you.

| Aug 19, 2015