The chemistry of the entire cast is fun to witness, Molly Shannon and John Caroll Lynch play Sadie's parents, and honestly have some of my favorite moments in the film.

| Original Score: A | Jul 8, 2024

This movie gives us a taste of everything, though thankfully resisting the urge to be too tragic and lament the woe that is womanhood.

| Original Score: A- | Mar 7, 2021

Jenkins ... is obviously capable and sensitive. Is there nothing she finds more pressing, perhaps more tragic and profound than the stories she has recounted so far?

| Feb 11, 2021

The film is filled with dark humor and rich emotion.

| Jul 23, 2020

In her third feature film, Jenkins crafted a story filled with drama and warm humor. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 17, 2020

Jenkins' writing and directing feels more fruitful when it veers more toward the dramatic and avoids the contrived, screwball machinations.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 18, 2020

With the masterful Private Life, Tamara Jenkins excavates without puncture, but small cuts can cause the most acute pain.

| Feb 27, 2020

Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn break out all the acting stops to play a hipster Lower East Side couple who put off getting pregnant until it's too late.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 29, 2020

A wry, very humanistic drama that's full of the laughter of life, embodied by a wonderful ensemble who intersect across different stages of New York life in unexpected ways.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 1, 2020

The time and effort Jenkins puts into her projects shows in every detail. Besides having three perfect performances, Jenkins' direction of fertility drama Private Life looks effortlessly perfect. [TOP 50 FILMS OF THE DECADE]

| Dec 4, 2019

Private Life is an existential rollercoaster, and only barely about a baby. (It's more like Waiting for Godot!)

| Aug 21, 2019

Paul Giamatti and Kathryn Hahn bring their best to Tamara Jenkins' Netflix dramedy, Private Life.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 19, 2019

Utilizing some familiar personality types we've seen from Jenkins' celebrated filmography, this two-hour plus melodrama offers several moments of poignance thanks to nuanced performances from the ensemble cast.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 23, 2019

'There's no place like home' can be an inchoate message, but here it feels both disarmingly authentic and warmly humane.

| May 18, 2019

[Private Life] gets by with rich characters, moving themes, and world-class performances. Each extra minute spent in the Grimes' absorbing world is time to be thankful for.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 7, 2019

With a soft touch and genuine moments of joy and heartache, Private Life is a flawed yet solid watch

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 8, 2019

Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti deserve your attention. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 4, 2019

...the movie's atmosphere of palpable authenticity certainly heightened by the impressive, lived-in work from both Hahn and Giamatti...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 18, 2019

It's a grown-up, patient look at infertility that, even enchanting here and there, misses that little spark that leads to the heart.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 4, 2019

This is a very well acted movie. It is a good, solid story with well-drawn characters. It isn't a great story, but I was on board, through the unevenness of it, up until the end.

| Original Score: B | Feb 4, 2019